Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation to include hydrogen.

Renewable hydrogen supplied in the UK is eligible for support under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), a certificate trading scheme. It is categorised as a development fuel, which potentially benefits from a higher tradeable certificate value.

The Department regularly monitors and reviews the RTFO to ensure it delivers cost effective carbon savings. Any future legislative proposals to amend the RTFO are subject to consultation and so would be subject to collective ministerial agreement.