Question follow-through · 2679
Data Centres: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the National Policy Statement on data centres will be published for consultation.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 2 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the National Policy Statement on data centres will be published for consultation.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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2 Jun 2026
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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