Department for Energy Security and Net Zero provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (198577):
Question:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many jobs have been created in the UK to manufacture wind turbine (a) motors and (b) blades in the last 12 months. (198577)
Tabled on: 11 September 2023
Answer:
Graham Stuart:
The Government does not hold this data.
The Office for National Statistics estimate that the offshore wind sector employed around 10,600 people across the UK in 2021.
The answer was submitted on 19 Sep 2023 at 11:38.
Comment. World data tells us China is the dominant supplier of wind turbines and solar panels. The much vaunted green jobs so far have largely been created in China.
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