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Data Centres: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with local planning authorities on the water requirements of proposed AI-capable data centres.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
7 Sept 2026
Target answer date
9 Sept 2026
Answer
17 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with local planning authorities on the water requirements of proposed AI-capable data centres.

  2. 9 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    A recent report by the Water Research Centre concluded that existing data centres in England account for just 0.2% of current non-household demand. As the sector grows, Defra is working across government and with the Environment Agency to better understan...

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