Question follow-through · 26074
Data Centres: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of data centres on the natural environment.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 1 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 18 Sept 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of data centres on the natural environment.
3 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Environment Agency works with government and the data centre sector to ensure environmental considerations are reflected in planning and decision-making. They also engage with developers and planning authorities to help identify environmental constrai...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Biodiversity and Nature Conservation
9 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help restore nature and biodiversity.