Committee publication · Correspondence · 3 September 2025 · HC 459
Letter from the Chair to Sharon Graham, General Secretary at Unite the Union regarding the energy transition plan, dated 03 June 2025
Summary
The Scottish Affairs Committee Chair requests Unite the Union's plan to create 35,000 energy transition jobs by 2030, which Unite's Scotland Regional Secretary offered to supply during oral evidence on 19 March. The Chair notes two prior written requests (16 April and 16 May) have gone unanswered and asks for the document by 11 June, warning it may be published.
Key findings
- Unite the Union's Scotland Regional Secretary Derek Thomson offered during oral evidence (19 March 2025) to supply the Committee with Unite's plan for 35,000 new energy transition jobs by 2030
- The Committee Chair has made two previous written requests for this information (16 April and 16 May) without receiving a response
- The requested information is held by Unite's central office rather than the Scotland-based team
- The Committee considers this information of considerable interest to its members and seeks it as part of an inquiry into GB Energy and the net zero transition
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energy-transitionemploymentnet-zeroscotland
Key actors
Patricia Ferguson MP, Scottish Affairs Committee, Sharon Graham, Unite the Union, Derek Thomson
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“… this information is of considerable interest to Committee Members.”
Key Quotes
“During the evidence session, Mr Thomson offered to supply the Committee with Unite's plan to create 35,000 new energy transition jobs by”
“I have written directly to Mr Thomson on 16 April and 16 May requesting this information. However, I have not yet received a response.”
“As you will appreciate, this information is of considerable interest to Committee Members.”
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