Written questions

Data Centres: Planning

Commons · Question 26891 · Tabled 28 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to bring grid infrastructure for new data centres under the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project regime.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 5 Feb 2025

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill will provide the powers to accelerate the infrastructure needed to deliver on the Government’s ambitions. The Government published a working paper [1] on the proposals on the 26th January 2025 and more detail will be a...