Question follow-through · 96572
Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that taxpayer-funded support, including grants and tax reliefs, for AI and data centre funding provides benefits to the public.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 2 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 18 Dec 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that taxpayer-funded support, including grants and tax reliefs, for AI and data centre funding provides benefits to the public.
4 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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18 Dec 2025
Answer published
Through AI Growth Zones we are ensuring that local communities benefit by providing £5 million for each AI Growth Zone to support skills and adoption in the area, and by ensuring that local authorities in England keep 100% of all business rates generated ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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