Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 8659

Water Supply: Data Centres

Tabled: 11 October 2024

Answered: 17 October 2024

Question

Clive Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential merits of requiring companies building data centres to invest in (a) building and (b) ma

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Government is implementing a Water Demand Target to reduce the use of public water supply by 20% by 2037/38. As part of this, Defra is working with the Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the Environment Agency (EA) to determin...

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