Written question asked by David Mundell (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Martin McCluskey (Labour) on Monday, 7 September 2026 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Hydrogen: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will set out a timeline for a final funding decision from the Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 process.

Answer: We are working hard across government to start the Invite to Offer stage of the second Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR2) as soon as possible and will be in touch with projects when this commences. Contract awards for successful projects will follow shortly afterwards. We will provide detailed guidance to projects which have been invited to the Invite to Offer stage, which will include clear timelines. We appreciate that there have been delays to this process and we thank projects for their patience and continued engagement.

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