Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a dedicated hydrogen transmission network to move excess renewable energy across the UK in the form of green hydrogen; if he will publish that assessment; and whether he is taking steps to facilitate development of a dedicated hydrogen transmission network across the UK.

The Government has committed to designing a hydrogen business model for transportation infrastructure by 2025, with the aim of providing investors and developers the reassurance they need to bring forward the required transportation infrastructure to meet ambitions for hydrogen. The Government will be publishing an initial consultation on this in due course.