Data Centres: Terminology
(asked on 29th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, when the definition of a strategic data centre in the Data Centre Covenant will be published.
Answered by
Kanishka Narayan
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology)
This question was answered on 3rd November 2026
Strategically important data centres will be the projects that offer the greatest value to the UK. Those seeking enhanced government support will be required to meet the tests set out in the Data Centre Covenant. The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade is developing a framework for assessing strategically important projects, and further detail will be set out in due course.