Question follow-through · 10332
Artificial Intelligence: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the cumulative power and water demand arising from announced and pipeline AI Growth Zones and hyperscale data centre developments through to 203
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 16 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 24 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the cumulative power and water demand arising from announced and pipeline AI Growth Zones and hyperscale data centre developments through to 203
18 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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24 Jun 2026
Answer published
The expansion of AI infrastructure is critical to the UK's long-term economic growth, resilience, and global competitiveness. We are working closely with industry, the National Energy System Operator, DESNZ, Ofgem, DEFRA, and the Environment Agency to imp...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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