Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a hydrogen strategy similar to those in (a) Germany, (b) Norway, (c) Canada, (d) the Netherlands, (e) Portugal or the European Commission's proposed EU-wide hydrogen strategy.

The Government takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously and welcomes international efforts to invest in technologies that will be needed to decarbonise the energy used in our economies.

We are committed to meeting our climate change targets, including net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Hydrogen could be an important part of the transition to net zero.

We are investing in innovation, providing up to £121m to support a range of projects to explore and develop the potential of low carbon hydrogen. This includes production, storage and end use in heat, industry and transport.

In 2019 the Government published a consultation on business models for Carbon Capture and Storage, which sought views on support for low-carbon hydrogen. The response to the consultation will be published in due course.