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Data Centres

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 28 March 2025UIN 39954

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the number of data centres built in England in each of the last five years.

Answered by Chris Bryant

The Government has not historically collected figures on the growth of data centre capacity but has monitored the market periodically and through industry engagement. Other sources for this historical data are available, for example through Tech UK or CBRE's market outlooks.

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