Source · Select Committees · Scottish Affairs Committee
Recommendation 1
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Acknowledged
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The UK and Scottish Governments have clear strategies and appropriate aspirations for hydrogen, with significant...
Conclusion
The UK and Scottish Governments have clear strategies and appropriate aspirations for hydrogen, with significant commonality in their ambitions. Overall relations between the UK and Scottish Governments in this area appear to be good with effective official-level and ministerial cooperation.
Government Response Summary
The UK Government agrees that both UK and Scottish Government have clear strategies and ambitions for hydrogen and engage regularly on policy developments.
Paragraph Reference:
25
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
We agree that both UK and Scottish Government have clear strategies and ambitions for hydrogen. Developing a hydrogen economy requires a UK-wide approach, with potential to produce and use low carbon hydrogen right across the Union. Hydrogen offers local economic benefits, in support of UK and devolved administration net zero plans. The UK Government views the strategic approach set out in the Scottish Government’s Hydrogen Policy Statement and the Hydrogen Action Plan, including its 5GW production ambition by 2030, as a complement to the actions set out in the UK Hydrogen Strategy. The UK and Scottish Government engage regularly on hydrogen policy developments at both official and ministerial level.