Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to point two of the Prime Minister's Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, published on 18 November 2020, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on changes required to the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996; and if he will make a statement.

BEIS have been in regular discussion with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), who are sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions and are responsible for the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations (GS(M)R) 1996.

The current Schedule 3 of GS(M)R 1996 is being updated to reflect the changing needs and sources of gas supply to the UK market as we decarbonise. This will help to ensure the UK secures gas supplies from domestic and imported sources, whilst making it easier to incorporate the blending of low carbon gases into the network.