Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S7W-01844 · Session 7

By what date it will publish guidance on the factors that define a green data centre, and whether, pending publication of that guidance, it…

Answered Asked by Murdo Fraser Con Lodged 20 Jul 2026

The question

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will publish guidance on the factors that define a green data centre, and whether, pending publication of that guidance, it will invite planning authorities to defer determining applications for hyperscale data centres.

The answer

Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 18 Aug 2026 · 29 days after it was lodged, 1 day after it was due

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-01691 on 10 August 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S7W-01844 by reference.