Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the potential economic impact of hydrogen investment in Wales, including on the level of (a) Gross Value Added and (b) job creation.

Our Hydrogen Allocation Rounds (HARs) are stimulating private investment in hydrogen projects across the UK, including in Wales. Two of the successful HAR1 projects are in Wales – the HyBont project in Bridgend and West Wales Hydrogen in Milford Haven. The latter recently announced its Final Investment Decision, which I was pleased to mark alongside the Secretary of State for Wales. This project alone represents an investment of over £50 million and is forecast to support over 60 jobs during construction and its operational phase. It will also strengthen domestic supply chains, by choosing Sheffield-based ITM Power to supply its electrolysers.