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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S7W-01528

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether environmental impact assessments are required for large-scale data centre developments proposals to assess heat island effects on the surrounding environment, including on agricultural land and local ecosystems.

Question reference: S7W-01525

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any cumulative impact of proposed large-scale data centre developments on agricultural land, including the loss of prime quality farmland.

Question reference: S7W-01534

Asked by: Amanda Lindsay, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK
Date lodged: Friday, 03 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what support is available for residents who wish to switch to an electric vehicle but are unable to do so due to a lack of practical and affordable home charging options.

Question reference: S7W-01524

Asked by: Helen McDade, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Friday, 03 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to Freedom of Information request FOI/202400419507, whether the meeting between the then Deputy First Minister and the WAVE Trust on 1 June 2022 (a) followed an offer to make a charitable donation or (b) was arranged entirely independently of any such offer, and whether it will review its guidance to ensure there can be no perception that access to Scottish Ministers may be influenced by financial offers, including those intended for charitable purposes.

Question reference: S7W-01526

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that National Planning Framework 4 provides sufficient guidance to local authorities on the siting of large-scale data centres, including whether applicants are required to justify use of prime agricultural land, green belt land or wetland sites in their proposed developments.

Question reference: S7W-01533

Asked by: Amanda Lindsay, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK
Date lodged: Friday, 03 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish clear national guidance or minimum standards to ensure that residents wishing to install electric vehicle charging points are treated consistently and fairly across Scotland, rather than facing different requirements depending on their local authority.

Question reference: S7W-01535

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 03 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made towards implementing the 55 recommendations set out in the 2023 report, Independent Review of Audiology Services in Scotland, and what the expected timeline is for their full delivery.

Question reference: S7W-01527

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential heat island effect associated with large-scale data centre developments, including any implications for human health, biodiversity and agricultural productivity in surrounding areas.

Question reference: S7W-01531

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for monitoring and enforcing (a) the current ban on the use of lead shot over wetlands and (b) the ban on the use of lead shot in all habitats due to come into force in 2029, including whether it has considered the use of portable electronic devices to test intact shotgun cartridges in the field, in light of recent research indicating that such devices may be effective for enforcement purposes.

Question reference: S7W-01523

Asked by: Helen McDade, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Friday, 03 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that offers of charitable donations linked to requests for meetings with Scottish Ministers are compatible with the Ministerial Code, and what guidance is provided to ministers and officials on how they should respond when such offers are made.