Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Transport Decarbonisation Plan - June 16
Thursday, 17 June 2021 08:36
Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley) (Con):...I wish to devote the
rest of my speech to hydrogen. Some great work has already been
undertaken by the Government on this issue, and I have spoken a lot
about it in the House. However, with COP26 coming up in the UK, we
must seize the opportunity to steal a march on the competition and
become a pre-eminent world leader in hydrogen technology. I would
like us to go further by introducing a vehicle capital financial
support mechanism that applies to...Request free trial
(Rother Valley) (Con):...I wish to devote the
rest of my speech to hydrogen. Some great work has already been
undertaken by the Government on this issue, and I have spoken a lot
about it in the House. However, with COP26 coming up in the UK, we
must seize the opportunity to steal a march on the competition and
become a pre-eminent world leader in hydrogen technology. I would
like us to go further by introducing a vehicle capital financial
support mechanism that applies to vehicle types where hydrogen has
the potential to significantly reduce emissions. We should also
introduce a financial support mechanism per kilo of hydrogen sold.
That can be achieved quickly through the liberalisation of the
Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation
which has recently gone out for public consultation. Further, we
hope the hydrogen strategy will enable the development of a more
refined scheme, such as, potentially, contracts for difference.
In addition, we should urgently develop hydrogen train schemes and
use the 4,000-strong zero emission bus scheme to buy a large number
of hydrogen buses to help kickstart investment in UK-made buses, as
well as hydrogen production. We must modernise the bus service
operators’ grant to align with the UK’s net zero ambitions and
favour zero emission fuels over and above fossil fuels. We must
commit to an explicit medium-term, zero emission freight deployment
programme with vehicle deployment targets, and relax and clarify
the conditions for hydrogen projects to qualify for the
renewable transport fuels obligation, which will
support the entire production and supply chain infrastructure
needed for full hydrogen mobility. Combined, those policies have
the ability to accelerate progress to net zero, stimulate private
investment and create jobs across the Union, all with minimal
taxpayer spend...
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