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Water: Data Centres

Asked by Clive LewisLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 20 January 2025UIN 23807

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to monitor the water usage of data centres built in AI Growth Zones.

Answered by Emma Hardy

As part of the Government’s commitment to reduce the use of public water supply by 20% by 2037/38, Defra continues to work with the Department for Science Innovation and Technology, the Department for Business and Trade and the Environment Agency (EA) to determine how water efficiency and demand in data centres can be improved.

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