Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on seafarer jobs supported by the North Sea (a) oil and gas decommissioning and (b) offshore wind sectors; and if she will make an estimate of the number of such jobs supported by those sectors in each year to 2030.

My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State discusses a range of issues with my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Transport, including offshore wind, and oil and gas.

The North Sea Transition Deal will support the transition of existing parts of the oil and gas workforce to ensure that people and skills are transferrable across the wider energy sector.

The Offshore Wind Industry Council estimate in their Skills Intelligence Report, published June 2023, that the offshore wind sector is expected to grow to support over 100,000 jobs by 2030.