Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

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.

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, decarbonisation potential, and value for money), before contract negotiations with highest-scoring projects. Hydrogen Transport & Storage Business Models support recipients will have had to demonstrate ability to deliver value for money infrastructure, and will have agreed scale & cost of deliverables with Government. As long as projects meet eligibility criteria for the regional hydrogen network competition, they will be able to apply regardless of their location within Great Britain.