Energy: Job Creation

About this written question

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Answering body

Scotland Office

Tabled

6 Jan 2026

Target answer date

14 Jan 2026

Answer

14 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1. 6 Jan 2026

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the time it will take to create 1,000 new jobs in the energy sector in Aberdeen.

2. 14 Jan 2026

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 14 Jan 2026

   Answer published

   Great British Energy published their strategic plan at the end of last year and have committed to directly supporting more than 10,000 jobs by 2030 through GBE-backed and funded projects, including in areas historically dependent on oil and gas. But of co...

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.