United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 54718
Water: Data Centres
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30 May 2025
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9 June 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of water consumption by data storage centres on (a) consumer and (b) agricultural water supplies.
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30 May 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of water consumption by data storage centres on (a) consumer and (b) agricultural water supplies.
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9 June 2025
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Datacentre water consumption varies considerably based on their size and cooling method. There is currently no requirement for data centres to report on their water consumption, so an accurate assessment of their impact on water supplies to consumers and ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-30/54718
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1806331
- uk · wq-1806331 · source updated 9 June 2025