Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 96571
Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres
Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025
Question
Chris Hinchliff
Labour — North East Hertfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans the Government has to help ensure that local communities receive long-term economic benefits from new AI and data centre developments.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanTechUK estimate that the gross value added of data centres is currently £4.7bn in the UK. This government encourages data centre developers to consider the local benefits that data centre build can bring, especially in areas with favourable conditions for...
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