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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to encourage cooperation between the Department for Transport and relevant stakeholders on the delivery of the increased hydrogen production ambition set out in the British energy security strategy published in April 2022.

The Department continues to work with the Department for Transport and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to deliver on the production ambition set out in the British Energy Security Strategy. This includes working through the Regulators Forum to identify, prioritise and implement any changes to the existing regulatory frameworks to support the growth of a hydrogen economy.