Scottish National Party
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
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31 October 2023 - 20 February 2024
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18 April 2023 - 29 June 2023
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01 February 2023 - 29 June 2023
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08 September 2021 - 01 February 2023
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06 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
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03 September 2019 - 04 May 2021
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11 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
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MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
Here is the register for Emma Harper. The date of their initial statement was 13 May 2021.
I am the proprietor, jointly with my husband, of the Ferintosh Guest House (of 30 Lovers Walk, Dumfries, DG11LX). I receive remuneration of between £2,001 and £3,000 per annum. I do not undertake any paid work for the guest house; it is managed by my husband with support from one part-time employee.
Between April 2021 and March 2022 I received remuneration of £1,268.24 before tax deductions and national insurance for ad hoc shifts as a Band 5 Staff Nurse supporting the Covid vaccination programme of NHS Dumfries and Galloway (of Mountainhall Treatment Centre, Bankend Road, Dumfries DG1 4AP). The shifts were mainly 8 hours per week and I undertook them on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays when required. [Registered 11 May 2023]
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I was a past President of Dumfries Ladies Burns Club #1.
I am a member of Scottish CND. [Registered 20 September 2021]
I currently remain a Registered Nurse and I am a member of NHS Dumfries & Galloway’s vaccination team. I will continue to be available as and if required to support further Covid/flu vaccinations in the upcoming months and I will update my register as necessary to declare any income derived when this occurs.
These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2025
Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP): "Thank you, Presiding Officer. I am having an iPad issue—thank you for bearing with me…
Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2025
Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP): "My question is in a similar vein, with regard to high-fat, high-sugar and high-salt foods…
Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2025
Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP): "My question is in a similar vein, with regard to high-fat, high-sugar and high-salt foods…
Chamber meeting date: 12 June 2025
Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP): "As SWestrans and Dumfries and Galloway Council have responsibility for local bus services, the scope for the Government to directly intervene is clearly limited, particularly given that a tender process is on-going…
Chamber meeting date: 12 June 2025
Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP): "It is crucial that we continue to support climate innovation, which is supporting new jobs across our rural communities, where employment can be more precarious than elsewhere…
Find out how Emma Harper has voted recently.
Submitted by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 19, 2025
Result 24 for, 60 against, 16 abstained, 29 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Result 7 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 16, 2025
Supported by: Douglas Lumsden
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Result 62 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Result 112 for, 2 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Supported by: Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Result 62 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Emma Harper has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Harper, Emma, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out its policy position on onshore conventional oil and gas."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Harper, Emma, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to modernise family law and ensure the efficient functioning of the civil court system."
Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2025
Asked by: Harper, Emma, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025
Asked by: Harper, Emma, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 1 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the activity delivered through the additional £30 million allocated in 2024-25 to reduce NHS waiting times."
Answered by Neil Gray on 2 May 2025
Asked by: Harper, Emma, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding whether anaerobic digestion facilities can support the decarbonisation of the agricultural sector by providing low-carbon fertiliser and the creation of biogas."
Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
Asked by: Harper, Emma, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what costs have been incurred by the R100 broadband upgrade programme in the (a) Dumfries and Galloway and (b) Scottish Borders local authority area, and what assessment it has made of potential further R100 spend in this area."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 30 April 2025
Asked by: Harper, Emma, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what costs have been incurred through the discretionary housing payments that were aimed at mitigating the so-called bedroom tax in the (a) Dumfries and Galloway and (b) Scottish Borders local authority area since 2013."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Harper, Emma, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the introduction of baby boxes on parents in (a) Dumfries and Galloway and (b) the Scottish Borders."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Harper, Emma, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many P1-5 pupils in the (a) Dumfries and Galloway and (b) Scottish Borders local authority area are eligible for universal free school meals."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Harper, Emma, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the amount saved by (a) visitors, (b) patients and (c) staff in the NHS (i) Dumfries and Galloway and (ii) Borders area since the abolition of car parking charges at NHS premises in 2008."
Answered by Neil Gray on 11 April 2025