Question follow-through · 7859

Data Centres: Blyth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Northumberland County Council on the construction of an artificial intelligence data centre in Cambois.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
14 Oct 2024
Answer
24 Oct 2024 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Northumberland County Council on the construction of an artificial intelligence data centre in Cambois.

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Officials within my Department work closely with Northumberland County Council to support investment into the region. This includes collaboration to support Blackstone and QTS’ recently confirmed investment into an artificial intelligence data centre in B...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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