Green Jobs

Environmental Audit Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 17 Nov 2020 Closed: 27 Jul 2022 Parliament page
The Environmental Audit Committee is launching an inquiry into Green Jobs. The inquiry will look at how green jobs can help tackle the expected rise in unemployment due to COVID-19 in a sustainable way. It will also look at the jobs, skills and training needed to achieve the UK’s longer-term … Read more
27 Recommendations
11 Conclusions
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
4 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 10 events
23 Feb
2022
Correspondence
20 Jan
2022
Report published
20 Jan
2022
Correspondence
25 Oct
2021
Report published
9 Sep
2021
Correspondence
9 Jun
2021
Oral evidence
12 May
2021
Oral evidence
3 Mar
2021
Oral evidence
3 Feb
2021
Oral evidence
26 Nov
2020
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
9 Jun 2021
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Panel 1
Amy Jenkins · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Gillian Keegan MP · Department for Education Jessica Hodgson · Department for Work and Pensions Jon Boswell · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mims Davies MP · Department for Work and Pensions Rebecca Pow MP · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP · Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Sinead O’Sullivan · Department for Education
12 May 2021
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Andrew Mennear · BP Dr Adam Read · SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd Jane Cooper · Orsted Peter Walters · Chemical Industries Association Venetia Knight · Groundwork
3 Mar 2021
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Graham Petersen · Greener Jobs Alliance Kevin Bentley · Local Government Association’s People & Places Board Lee Jowett · National Association for Environmental Education Meg Baker · Students Organising for Sustainability UK (SOS-UK) Mr Iain Patton · EAUC - The Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education Ms Charlotte Bonner · Education and Training Foundation (ETF) Richard Kendall · Humber Local Enterprise Partnership Samantha Smith · Just Transition Centre
3 Feb 2021
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Josie Fraser · Open University Libby Peake · Green Alliance Luke Murphy · Institute for Public Policy Research Mike Hemsley · Climate Change Committee Mr Martin Baxter · Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment Sue Ferns · Prospect Trade Union
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - Green Jobs HC 75 25 Oct 2021 38 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
Clear
28 Recommendation Rejected
Third Report - Green Jobs
We recommend that a module on environmental sustainability be included in every apprenticeship and T...
We recommend that a module on environmental sustainability be included in every apprenticeship and T Level course. The Government should consult with stakeholders during the 2021/22 academic year on how to implement this.
Government Response
The government rejected the recommendation for a generic sustainability module across every apprenticeship and T Level course, stating it is not appropriate. It notes that sustainability elements are included where occupationally relevant, guided by its Sustainability Framework and the Green Apprenticeship Advisory Panel.
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37 Recommendation Rejected
Third Report - Green Jobs
There is a gap in the public’s awareness of green job opportunities and how to...
There is a gap in the public’s awareness of green job opportunities and how to access them. It is welcome that the Government acknowledges the importance of green careers advice, however the Government’s latest Careers Strategy (2017) pre-dates both its … Read more
Government Response
The government rejected updating the 2017 Careers Strategy, stating it has been superseded by the 2021 Skills for Jobs white paper, which aims to deliver an enhanced careers programme aligned with net zero goals. DWP is already working to promote green job opportunities and ensure appropriate skills support.
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38 Recommendation Rejected
Third Report - Green Jobs
By the end of 2021, the Government should set out how it will adapt its...
By the end of 2021, the Government should set out how it will adapt its Careers Strategy to align with its net zero and environmental goals, including how it will reach different groups of the population to increase awareness of … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects updating the Careers Strategy as it has been superseded by the Skills for Jobs white paper, but states they are creating an enhanced careers programme aligned with net zero goals and that DWP is promoting green job opportunities through jobcentres and youth hubs.
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Government Response AI assessment · 38 of 27 classified
Accepted 11
Accepted in Part 5
Acknowledged 7
Deferred 5
Not Addressed 7
Rejected 3
Total 27 recs + 11 conclusions
Correspondence 4 letters
23 Feb 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change (BEIS) to the Chair, responding to the Committee’s 19 January 2022 letter on Green Jobs, dated 7 February 2022
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20 Jan 2022 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, concerning the Government's response to the Committee’s report on Green Jobs, dated 19 January 2022
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9 Sep 2021 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change, and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills, relating to the publication of the Green Jobs Taskforce’s Report, dated 14 July 2021
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26 Nov 2020 Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy relating to the Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, 19.11.2020
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