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Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated) on Tuesday, 28 April 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 May 2026. It was answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 April 2026 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.


Data Centres

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that planning policy, energy provision and digital infrastructure are sufficient to support the building of AI data centres.

Answer

It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL16731
Session
2024-26
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2026-0340
Monday, 18 May 2026
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Subjects
Energy Planning Artificial intelligence Data centres
Link
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