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Hydrogen: Infrastructure

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 12 June 2026UIN 6371

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress has been made on the development of hydrogen infrastructure for industrial and domestic use.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Government is delivering projects to kickstart the UK hydrogen economy, with contract signings for successful projects from the first Hydrogen Allocation Round, and £500m confirmed for a hydrogen transport and storage network.

The 10 Year Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan (2025) announced new investment to turbocharge growth in the sector and our renewed Hydrogen Strategy, which we plan to publish soon, will set out how we intend to work together with industry to continue to transform ambition into action.

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