United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 112751
Data Centres: Environment Protection
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11 February 2026
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27 February 2026 · Answer
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Environment
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27 February 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government are taking to tackle the environmental impact of data centres.
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11 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government are taking to tackle the environmental impact of data centres.
Source: Commons
27 February 2026
Answer
The Government is taking a coordinated approach to address the environmental impact of data centres as it seeks to promote sustainable sectoral growth. Through the AI Energy Council, we are working with industry, regulators and the energy system to improv...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-11/112751
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1880749
- uk · wq-1880749 · source updated 27 February 2026