Question follow-through · 97178
Hydrogen: Production
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK’s current regulatory framework for supporting cleaner hydrogen production for industrial sites.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 4 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 12 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK’s current regulatory framework for supporting cleaner hydrogen production for industrial sites.
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Dec 2025
Answer published
Low carbon hydrogen will play a vital role in decarbonising industry, enabling the transition to a low carbon economy while protecting jobs and driving growth across the UK’s industrial heartlands. The current regulatory framework provides a strong founda...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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