As an amendment to S7M-01177 in the name of Patrick Harvie (Hyperscale Data Centres), leave out from "agrees" to end and insert "recognises the importance of data centres to Scotland’s digital economy; notes however growing concerns regarding the cumulative impacts of hyperscale developments on energy demand, water resources, agricultural land and local communities; believes that greater certainty is needed for communities, planning authorities and investors alike, and calls on the Scottish Government to urgently publish national guidance defining what constitutes a green data centre, setting clear environmental standards and prioritising development on appropriate brownfield and industrial sites."
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, September 14, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-01177
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Result 80 for, 26 against, 15 abstained, 8 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-01177.2
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-01177.3
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Result 94 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-01177.4
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Supported by: James Adams
Submitted by: Hannah Mary Goodlad, Shetland Islands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Motion reference: S7M-01177.5
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Martyn Day, Stephen Flynn, Jenny Gilruth
Result 72 for, 32 against, 16 abstained, 9 did not vote Agreed