Artificial Intelligence: Data Centres

(asked on 11th June 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government what financial assistance they are providing for the construction of data centres to expand computing capabilities for artificial intelligence.


Answered by
Lord Vallance of Balham Portrait
Lord Vallance of Balham
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
This question was answered on 25th June 2025

The Government is encouraging growth in the data centre sector by addressing barriers to building. This includes changes to planning rules, cross-sectoral power reforms to reduce connection timelines and launching AI Growth Zones.

As part of the over £2 billion Spending Review settlement for the AI Action Plan, we have committed over £1 billion to expand the AI Research Resource, positioning the UK as a leader in high-performance AI computing, driving global innovation and scientific discovery. We’ve also announced that Scotland will host the UK’s most powerful supercomputer, backed by up to £750 million in additional investment.

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