Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 6324
Data Centres: Blyth
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 10 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Clive Lewis
Labour — Norwich South
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential impact of increased data processing on water usage before the investment by Blackstone in a data centre in Blyth was announced.
Answer
Sarah JonesConstruction on Blackstone's chosen site for its £10bn data centre investment in Blyth will be subject to securing appropriate planning permission. As part of the planning process, applicants may be required to carry out Environmental Impact Assessments (...
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