Question follow-through · 10363
Carbon Emissions: Job Creation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs created and lost as a result of Net Zero policies since 2020.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 16 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 24 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
16 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs created and lost as a result of Net Zero policies since 2020.
18 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Jun 2026
Answer published
The most recent official statistics from the Office for National Statistics show that there were up to 453,900 full-time equivalent jobs in the UK’s low carbon and renewable energy economy and its wider supply chain in 2024. This represents an increase o...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Energy Intensive Industries: Trade Competitiveness
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Energy Intensive Industries
22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of whether current UK energy policy is contributing to the offshoring of energy-intensive manufacturing capacity.
Energy: Manufacturing Industries
22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has been made of how many UK manufacturing jobs are at risk if industrial energy prices are not brought into line with international competitors.
Carbon Capture and Storage: Subsidies
22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if subsidising carbon capture of certain industrial assets and not others is anti-competitive and risks creating a low carbon monopoly.