Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking through the Energy Skills Passport to ensure a pipeline of specialist engineers for the (a) construction and (b) maintenance of energy infrastructure.

In October 2025, Government published the Clean Energy Jobs Plan, which set out the workforce to deliver the clean energy superpower mission and how we will work with industry and trade unions to deliver it. This included announcing support to expand the Energy Skills Passport to include additional roles and sectors.

More widely, Government is funding a four-year engineering skills package worth £182 million, including funding for Technical Excellence Colleges, £47 million for engineering skills for adults, £2 million to increase the number of engineering T-Levels, and £8 million investment in level 4 and 5 clean energy engineering courses.