Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to finalise the second Hydrogen Allocation Round.

We understand that many projects are at critical stages, and that certainty is very important to help businesses plan and manage resourcing and expectations of third parties. We are working hard across government to start the Invite to Offer stage of HAR2 as soon as possible and will be in touch with projects when this commences. We are aiming to announce successful HAR2 projects in 2026.