Question follow-through · 2680
Carbon Emissions: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government plans to take steps to balance its updated emissions estimates of data centres with the decarbonisation required in the fifth carbon budget.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government plans to take steps to balance its updated emissions estimates of data centres with the decarbonisation required in the fifth carbon budget.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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1 Jun 2026
Answer published
Growth in data centre electricity demand is inherently uncertain and, where additional electricity demand does materialise, the UK’s rapidly decarbonising power sector will help to mitigate the emissions impact. We will continue to test a range of data ce...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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