Question follow-through · 19110
Water: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made (a) an estimate of the projected water demand of data centres over the next ten years, and (b) an assessment of the sufficiency of UK water supplies to
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 1 Sept 2026 · 48 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made (a) an estimate of the projected water demand of data centres over the next ten years, and (b) an assessment of the sufficiency of UK water supplies to
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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1 Sept 2026
Answer published
Defra is working with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, 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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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