Question follow-through · 10768

AI Growth Zones: Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Midlands has been considered as a potential location for an AI Growth Zone.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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 Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
22 Jun 2026
Answer
26 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Environment and energy

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Midlands has been considered as a potential location for an AI Growth Zone.

  2. 22 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government has launched five AI Growth Zones in industrial heartlands across the country, which will create 15,000 jobs and unlock £28 billion of investment. All areas of the country are being considered for further AI Growth Zones, including the Midl...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Hydrogen

2 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he will publish the outcome of Hydrogen Allocation Round 2.