Question follow-through · 90595
Data Centres: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of data centres opting into the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects scheme on local (a) decision-making and (b) accountab
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 12 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 21 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of data centres opting into the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects scheme on local (a) decision-making and (b) accountab
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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21 Nov 2025
Answer published
The NSIP consenting process provides substantial opportunities for interested parties, including local communities and local authorities, to “have their say” on proposals that go through the NSIP consenting process. Under the Planning Act 2008, local auth...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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