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Hydrogen: Business

Commons · Question 17116 · Tabled 8 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 17 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to support businesses reliant on gas that are unable to transition to electric, to support them moving to hydrogen.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 17 Jul 2026

We recognise that hydrogen will play an important but focused role in decarbonising hard‑to‑electrify industrial sectors, particularly within industrial clusters where shared transport and storage infrastructure can be developed efficiently. The Hydrogen ...