Written questions

Hydrogen: Job Creation

2026-05-17 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · HL221 · Official question

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for job creation of the hydrogen sector by 2050.

Answer

The Industrial Strategy’s Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan (CEI) backs hydrogen as a frontier technology, with potential to drive economic growth, create high-quality jobs, and build industries of the future. In the UK, hydrogen could support 6,500 - 1...