Oral Question·Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
“What steps his Department is taking to support hydrogen production in the UK.”
Tabled: 15 September 2021Answered: 21 September 2021
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Catherine West)
The memorandum of understanding—as you are aware, Madam Deputy Speaker, having signed off on it in 2024—is an agreement to create a policy framework that promotes good environmental, social and governance practices in critical minerals, mining and processing. I was able to visit Indonesia in January specifically to raise concerns about human rights in Papua with the senior Minister for human rights. [ Official Report , 22 April 2025; Vol. 765, c. 7WC.] (Correction)