MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Constituency)
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present
Substitute Member
Member
Scottish Liberal Democrats
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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 Adam Harley. The date of their initial statement was 02 June 2026.
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I am a former employee of Ataxia UK. [Registered 23 June 2026]
I am a former employee of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
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: 8 October 2026
Adam Harley (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (LD): "The powers for bus franchising have existed in Scotland for seven years, but we still do not have a franchised bus service in operation and the Government’s plans for better buses legislation are pretty vague…
Chamber meeting date: 8 October 2026
Adam Harley (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (LD): "As we have just heard, the Parliament—including the cabinet secretary—voted last month for my amendment that called for the number of instances of corridor care to be measured, monitored and reported on…
Chamber meeting date: 7 October 2026
Adam Harley (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (LD): "The minister says that we cannot afford to wait years for a bill to pass through the Parliament, but it has been five years since the Government first committed to an LDAN bill in its programme for government…
Health, Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 7 October 2026
Adam Harley (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (LD): "I want to pick up on the point about where money is spent most effectively, and this also follows on from Kayleigh Kinross-O’Neill’s question about social care. We are spending about £1…
Health, Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 30 September 2026
Adam Harley (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (LD): "My question quite helpfully moves us on a little bit, to legislation. It is mainly for Amy Dalrymple. There has been a lot of discussion about needing to routinely embed funding, the right to palliative care and to make standards explicit…
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Motion ref. S7M-01517.1
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 96 for, 13 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517.3
Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 35 for, 74 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 70 for, 37 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517.2
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Supported by: Patrick Harvie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 65 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01460.5
Submitted by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Result 21 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Find out what motions Adam Harley has submitted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-01454
Motion ref. S7M-00889
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Adam Harley, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 20 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce waiting times for people assessed as eligible for free personal care to begin receiving that care."
Asked by: Adam Harley, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 7 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for access to Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) have been made through the Patient Access to Care Services (PACS) Tier 2 process in each NHS board area since the medicine became available in the UK and, for each NHS board area, how many applications have been approved."
Asked by: Adam Harley, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 7 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether its Access to New Medicines Horizon Scanning Advisory Board is currently considering Friedreich’s ataxia and emerging treatments for the condition, and, if so, which treatments are being monitored."
Asked by: Adam Harley, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 7 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any barriers that would need to be addressed by Biogen before Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) could be resubmitted to the Scottish Medicines Consortium for consideration for use within NHS Scotland."
Asked by: Adam Harley, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 7 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that NHS Scotland is prepared for future treatments for Friedreich’s ataxia, including those that might become available for children and young people."
Asked by: Adam Harley, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 7 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Biogen to facilitate the resubmission of Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) to the Scottish Medicines Consortium for consideration for use within NHS Scotland, and what specific action it has taken as a result."
Asked by: Adam Harley, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Alison Thewliss on 19 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding speech and language therapy, whether it has any plans to review current treatment approaches, and what understanding it has of the benefits of one-to-one block therapy sessions delivered in Canada."
Asked by: Adam Harley, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of Recommendation 16 of the Thirlwall Inquiry, and whether it considers that existing arrangements in Scotland provide healthcare whistle-blowers with sufficiently independent support and oversight where concerns have not been adequately addressed by an NHS board."
Asked by: Adam Harley, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether, in light of Recommendation 4 of the Thirlwall Inquiry, it will review NHS Scotland employment, bank and agency staff contracts to ensure that they include an explicit obligation to comply with safeguarding procedures relating to suspected deliberate harm to patients."
Asked by: Adam Harley, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether all NHS staff and NHS board members currently receive training on how to respond to concerns or suspicions that a member of staff may have deliberately harmed a patient, and what action it will take in response to Recommendation 4 of the Thirlwall Inquiry."