Extract from Commons debate on the Budget: RTFO - Mar 9
Wednesday, 10 March 2021 07:58
Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP) [V]:...However, the Budget will be
measured on how it delivers on the economic promises that it makes,
especially the green revolution promises. For me, the measurement
will be investment in the green economy of hydrogen. The Prime
Minister has set a target of 5 GW of hydrogen by 2030. I want to
pose this question to the Front Bench: does the Secretary of State
agree that the hydrogen strategy must marry supply with demand? The
Government can kickstart this...Request free trial
(North Antrim)
(DUP) [V]:...However, the Budget will be measured on how it
delivers on the economic promises that it makes, especially the
green revolution promises. For me, the measurement will be
investment in the green economy of hydrogen. The Prime Minister has
set a target of 5 GW of hydrogen by 2030. I want to pose this
question to the Front Bench: does the Secretary of State agree that
the hydrogen strategy must marry supply with demand? The Government
can kickstart this supply and demand approach by turbocharging
their investment in 4,000 zero-emission buses and making at least
half of these hydrogen buses. Combined with this, we must reform
two things—the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation and
the bus service operators grant. These reforms will support bus
operators to buy hydrogen buses made across the United Kingdom, and
therefore unlock major investment and job creation schemes in green
hydrogen production across all four parts of the United
Kingdom...
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