Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 112751

Data Centres: Environment Protection

Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 27 February 2026

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

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.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
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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