Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 56836
Data Centres: East of England and Lincolnshire
Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025
Question
Clive Lewis
Labour — Norwich South
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information his Department hold on plans for data centres to be built in areas supplied by the new reservoir announced for (a) East Anglia and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer
Chris BryantThe Government does not routinely track individual plans for data centre developments. Water companies have no obligation to approve water for non-domestic uses, such as for data centres. Data centres may therefore be refused or restricted a supply connec...
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