| Heading: |
Water: Data Centres |
| Question ID: |
1796581 |
| UIN: |
HL6795 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-23 |
| Asking Member ID: |
384 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the water usage by data centres in the United Kingdom, and what sustainable sources of water will be used for this purpose. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-30 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4395 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
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| Answering Member handle: |
suehayman1
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@suehayman1
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| Answer text: |
Defra works closely with other Government Departments on plans to support the economic opportunities data centres bring, whilst making sure these developments are sustainable for local water supplies. Defra will continue to work with Ofwat to identify way... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |