Committee publication · Correspondence · 3 September 2025 · HC 459
Letter from the Chair to Derek Thomson, Scotland Regional Secretary at Unite the Union following up from 19 March session, dated 16 May 2025 and 16 April 2025
Summary
Chair Patricia Ferguson writes to Derek Thomson, Scotland Regional Secretary at Unite the Union, requesting Unite's plan to create 35,000 new energy transition jobs by 2030, which Thomson committed to provide during the Committee's 19 March oral evidence session on GB Energy and the net zero transition. Two letters are included: the initial request (16 April) and a follow-up (16 May) after the first deadline passed.
Key findings
- Derek Thomson committed at oral evidence on 19 March 2025 to provide Unite's plan for creating 35,000 new energy transition jobs by 2030
- Chair Ferguson requested the plan in writing on 16 April 2025 with a deadline of 23 April
- A second letter dated 16 May 2025 reiterates the request with a new deadline of 22 May, noting the information is of 'considerable interest to the Committee'
- Ferguson offers to record any reasons Unite may have for being unable to share the plan
Tone
ProceduralTopics
energy-transitionemploymentnet-zeroscotland
Key actors
Patricia Ferguson MP, Derek Thomson, Unite the Union, Scottish Affairs Committee
Notable line
“I would be grateful if you could provide the Committee with Unite's plan to create 35,000 ne w energy transition jobs by”
Key Quotes
“Further to my letter dated 16 April, I would be grateful if you could provide the Committee with Unite's plan to create 35,000 ne w energy transition jobs by”
“As you will appreciate, this information is of considerable interest to the Committee.”
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