Question reference: S6W-25268
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 6 February 2024
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Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 4 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of planned spend from the Just Transition Fund in financial year 2024-25.
Answer
The Just Transition Fund has allocated £75 million to date, supporting projects and communities across the North East and Moray to create jobs, support innovation, and secure the highly skilled workforce of the future.
The current planned spend for the Just Transition Fund in 2024-25 is £16.24 million. This is split across the following 7 projects:
Energy Transition Skills Hub (formerly Advanced Skills Manufacturing Hub) | £2,850,000 (capital) |
Findhorn Watershed Riverwoods Pilot | £395,930 (capital) |
Hydrogen Offshore Production (HOP2) | £680,000 (capital) |
Hydroglen | £1,987,031 (capital) |
Just Transition Skills Hub | £6,281,399 (capital) |
Supply Chain Pathway and Energy Transition Challenge Fund | £2,840,000 (capital) |
Just Transition Participatory Budgeting | £1 million (capital), £200k (resource) |