Data Centres: Location
Commons · Question 21733 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what criteria his Department has for deciding on locations for data centres.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 8 Sep 2026
The Government does not determine locations for individual data centres. Decisions on where to locate data centres are made by developers, taking account of factors such as access to power, connectivity, land availability, environmental considerations, an...