Internet Activity: Energy Use - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 3:21 pm ar 27 Ionawr 2025.

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Photo of Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) 3:21, 27 Ionawr 2025

My Lords, I suspect that the experience in the US will rather depend on the price of oil and gas than on any other intervention. Let me quote the figures. In the AI market, we have 3,000 companies, with £10 billion in revenues, and 60,000 people working in the industry. In data centres, 17,000 people are directly employed, with a total revenue of £4.6 billion a year. These are two very successful industries. Developments are taking place at the moment which will continue in the future. This Government will support them in so doing.