Question follow-through · 112751
Data Centres: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government are taking to tackle the environmental impact of data centres.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 11 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 27 Feb 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
11 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government are taking to tackle the environmental impact of data centres.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Government is taking a coordinated approach to address the environmental impact of data centres as it seeks to promote sustainable sectoral growth. Through the AI Energy Council, we are working with industry, regulators and the energy system to improv...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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