Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 123392

Hydrogen: Infrastructure

Tabled: 24 March 2026

Answered: 1 April 2026

Question

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat — Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made with the the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the equity and effectiveness of the regional distribution of public funding for hydrogen infrastructure.

Answer

Michael Shanks

Government is not prescriptive regarding the location of support provision for hydrogen infrastructure, and will assess transport & storage project applications on individual merit against criteria reflecting strategic objectives (e.g. deliverability,...

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