Scottish National Party MSP for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
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6. To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to ensure that there is a suitable and sustainable electric vehicle charging network in place across Scotland. (S6O-01281)
One of the key things that I am hearing from electric vehicle users in my constituency is that we need more EV charging points, and that we need to make sure that the existing ones are reliable. Can the minister explain how the electric vehicle infrastructure fund will help to increase the number of charging points in my constituency?
Setting aside the science of the matter for just a moment, on a practical level, the fact is—[ Interruption .] I know that the Tories do not want to hear it, but they should just listen. The fact is that Scotland was invited to participate in creating the legislation the day before the bill was introduced at Westminster. Requests for sight of a draft of the bill were ignored until the...
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Entered the Scottish Parliament on 8 May 2021 — Election
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