Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, by what process the Government plans to decide on whether to allow blending of up to 20 per cent hydrogen by volume into gas distribution networks; and what criteria will inform that decision.

The Government is planning to take a strategic policy decision in 2023 on whether to seek to enable the blending of hydrogen in the existing gas distribution network. Further details will be provided this year including through the Government’s response to its consultation on hydrogen transport and storage infrastructure, which the Government aims to publish in Q2 2023.