Question follow-through · 16842
Water: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to monitor water usage nationally from the growth of data centres.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 8 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jul 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to monitor water usage nationally from the growth of data centres.
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jul 2026
Answer published
Defra is working with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the Environment Agency and water companies to improve understanding of data centre water demand. We are building the evidence base on water use, considering its implications thro...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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