Hannah Mary Goodlad
Scottish National Party · Scotland
“As Mr Day knows, the sector relating to AI data centres is evolving at pace. This morning, I had a round-table meeting with sector and industry representatives to discuss planning. The Scottish Government is clear that, because communities will be affected by such developments, their voices must be central to the considerations.”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“National planning framework 4 policy 19, on heat and cooling, states: “National and major developments that will generate waste or surplus heat and which are located in areas of heat demand, will be supported providing wider considerations, including residential amenity, are” as Mr Day suggests, taken into account, so that communities are…”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“Given the scale of live and imminent AI data centre applications, there has been significant focus recently on the environmental impacts. There are encouraging signs that data centres could be district heat ready and that waste heat could be used to warm local homes and businesses.”
Scottish Parliament25 June 2026Source ↗
“I welcome the opportunity to make my first statement to Parliament as the Minister for Public Finance. I give a commitment to stay on time and—to Willie Rennie, who, unfortunately, is not here—to be boring.”
Scottish Parliament18 June 2026Source ↗
“It is important to remind Parliament that we absolutely cannot overspend by a penny and that, therefore, we must always generate an underspend in order to guard against any late movements in devolved tax, social security spend and demand-led programmes, as well as to provide contingency against post-year-end adjustments—up to £200 million…”
Scottish Parliament18 June 2026Source ↗
“In June last year, we published our public service reform strategy, setting out a vision for Scotland in which everyone can access public services that are efficient, high quality and effective. The strategy commits us to a preventative, joined-up and efficient system that improves outcomes while remaining financially sustainable.”
Scottish Parliament18 June 2026Source ↗