Third Report - Green Jobs
Select Committee
Environmental Audit Committee
HC 75
25 October 2021
Government response
Fourth Special Report - Green Jobs: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report · published 20 Jan 2022
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Para 43
Just 1 per cent of Kickstart scheme jobs were in green sectors.
Conclusion
Just 1 per cent of Kickstart scheme jobs were in green sectors. While we understand the need to support current industries, we consider that an opportunity has been missed for a greener employment recovery scheme, to contribute towards the Government’s …
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Government Response Summary
The government outlined its existing Net Zero Strategy and Plan for Jobs, aiming to support 440,000 green jobs by 2030 through skills reforms. DWP is exploring ways to align future labour market interventions with net zero goals, potentially developing a checklist.
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Para 54
We first recommended that the Government pilot a National Nature Service in our report ‘Growing...
Conclusion
We first recommended that the Government pilot a National Nature Service in our report ‘Growing back better: putting nature and net zero at the heart of the economic recovery’. The Government’s response did not engage directly with this proposal. A …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the concept of a National Nature Service and describes various related initiatives, including funding projects that support skills development in the nature sector, working with the sector to understand future skills needs, and the development of a Youth Environmental Service by other organisations, as well as a new National Education Nature Park.
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Para 64
The voucher element of the Green Homes Grant scheme, the Government’s recent flagship scheme to...
Conclusion
The voucher element of the Green Homes Grant scheme, the Government’s recent flagship scheme to address covid-19 impact while stimulating jobs in the green sector of home retrofit for energy efficiency, was not a success, and may even have put …
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Government Response Summary
The government states an independent evaluation of the Green Homes Grant Voucher scheme is underway, with findings informing future scheme designs and lessons learned workshops. Industry engagement, as recommended, is being re-established through the Net Zero Buildings Council and other forums.
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Para 66
The scale of the challenge to retrofit homes is significant, as recognised by the Government...
Conclusion
The scale of the challenge to retrofit homes is significant, as recognised by the Government when launching the Green Homes Grant scheme, claiming it would create 100,000 green jobs. With millions of homes requiring retrofitting to achieve decarbonisation through improved …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledged the need for a skilled supply chain for retrofitting, citing a past £6.9m skills competition, existing Skills Bootcamps and T Levels covering retrofit, and ongoing work to monitor the market and develop training offers. The CITB is in early planning stages to develop green skills training modules for construction.
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Recommendation
Acknowledged
Para 140
By the end of 2021, the Government should set out its ambitions for improving diversity...
Recommendation
By the end of 2021, the Government should set out its ambitions for improving diversity and inclusion in the green workforce and set out how it will measure diversity and inclusion in green jobs, for the purpose of monitoring and …
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Government Response Summary
The government states it will continue to engage with industry to ensure equal opportunity and that the ONS will 'seek to refine' its understanding and measurement of diversity within the green economy. It also mentions campaigns to raise awareness of green careers, but does not explicitly set out specific ambitions or a concrete measurement plan for diversity and inclusion by the recommended deadline.
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Something that has not been considered in the Green Jobs Taskforce report recommendations is the...
Conclusion
Something that has not been considered in the Green Jobs Taskforce report recommendations is the wider enabling infrastructure which allows people to physically access green job opportunities, such as public transport, care and rural broadband connectivity. This will involve co-ordination …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges that work is underway across government to identify and address labour market barriers, including transport, and states they are working with employers to connect jobseekers with jobs, including green jobs.
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Recommendation
Acknowledged
Para 145
The Government’s green jobs and just transition delivery plans should include analysis of the enabling...
Recommendation
The Government’s green jobs and just transition delivery plans should include analysis of the enabling infrastructure needed for people to access new green jobs, and allocate actions to the departments with responsibilities over this infrastructure.
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges that work is underway across government to identify and address labour market barriers, including transport, and states they are working with employers to connect jobseekers with jobs, including green jobs.