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Barry Gardiner MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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2 published records · newest first.

Written questions

  • Data Centres: Public ConsultationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2679More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the National Policy Statement on data centres will be published for consultation.

    Answer: The Government recognises that data centres facilitate the AI development and application that will be critical to the UK’s economic growth, resilience and technological leadership, and is taking coordinated action across planning, energy and digital infr...

    Answered 2 Jun 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Geoengineering: Seas and OceansDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82933More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with the Advanced Research and Invention Agency on marine geoengineering.

    Answer: As set out in ARIA’s Framework Agreement, ARIA has unique operational freedoms, including over its research and project choice and its procedures. This independence allows ARIA to take bold steps to better understand the world we live in, and the Governme...

    Answered 23 Oct 2025

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listDepartment for Business and Trade: 3Department for Business and Trade3Department for Education: 2Department for Education2Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 9Department for Energy Security …9Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 50Department for Environment, Foo…50Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 2Department for Science, Innovat…2Department for Transport: 3Department for Transport3Department for Work and Pensions: 1Department for Work and Pensions1Department of Health and Social Care: 1Department of Health and Social…1Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 1Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…1Treasury: 6Treasury6
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Department for Business and Trade3
Department for Education2
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero9
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs50
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology2
Department for Transport3
Department for Work and Pensions1
Department of Health and Social Care1
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office1
Treasury6

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