Written questions by McMurdock.

Communities and Local Government, what proportion of planning applications for large-scale data centres approved since 2020 have been located on greenfield land.

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Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled UK backs new AI labs to make technology cheaper, more reliable and easier to use, published on 23 June 2026, what discussions he has had with UK industry regarding collaboration with the new laboratories.

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Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the availability of developed land suitable for data centre developments.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cumulative loss of agricultural land resulting from data centre developments.

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Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled UK backs new AI labs to make technology cheaper, more reliable and easier to use, published on 23 June 2026, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses expected to benefit from the research undertaken by the laboratories.

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Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK backs new AI labs to make technology cheaper, more reliable and easier to use, published on 23 June 2026, what metrics will be used to assess the success of the two laboratories.

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Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled UK backs new AI labs to make technology cheaper, more reliable and easier to use, published on 23 June 2026, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the laboratories will reduce the United Kingdom's reliance on overseas AI technologies.

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Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled UK backs new AI labs to make technology cheaper, more reliable and easier to use, published on 23 June 2026, what arrangements will be in place to commercialise intellectual property generated by the laboratories.

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Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled UK backs new AI labs to make technology cheaper, more reliable and easier to use, published on 23 June 2026, whether arrangements will be in place to reimburse taxpayers for the announced investment if the laboratories produce financial returns.

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Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of residential property transactions that fell through in each of the last five years.

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Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's press release entitled Homebuying shake-up to slash delays, cut costs and stop sales falling through, published on 19 June 2026, what metrics will be used to assess the success of the reforms.

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Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's press release entitled Homebuying shake-up to slash delays, cut costs and stop sales falling through, published on 19 June 2026, what discussions he has had with mortgage lenders regarding the proposed earlier binding agreements.

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Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average cost to sellers of failed residential property transactions in each of the last five years.

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Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed digital media prominence rules on a) freedom of expression and b) media plurality online.

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Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of property sales in (a) Basildon, (b) Thurrock, and (c) Essex which have not been successful in each of the last five years.

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Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of proposals to require digital platforms to give greater prominence to public service broadcaster content on the visibility of independent content creators.

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Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's press release entitled Homebuying shake-up to slash delays, cut costs and stop sales falling through, published on 19 June 2026, what reasons have already been identified when informing this policy for withdrawing from a residential property transcation.

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Innovation and Technology, pursuant to Answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 14208, what guidance her Department has issued on the maximum period for which personal data collected for age assurance purposes should be retained.

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Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of personal data retained by age-assurance providers on levels of a) cyber attacks and b) data breaches.

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Media and Sport, what plans she has to consult independent content creators before any legislation affecting online recommendation systems is introduced.

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