Written questions

Motor Vehicles: Hydrogen

2026-06-10 · Department for Transport · 9228 · Official question

Rebecca Paul

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential role of hydrogen-powered vehicles in decarbonising hard-to-electrify transport modes.

Answer

The Government recognises that renewable hydrogen and its derived fuels have an important role to play in decarbonising transport applications where alternatives such as electrification are limited, particularly in aviation and in the maritime sector, whe...