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: 15 May 2025
Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP): "It is welcome that the Scottish Government’s nature restoration fund has now invested more than £65 million in hundreds of projects that are helping Scotland’s species, woodlands, rivers and seas back on the road to recovery…
Chamber meeting date: 15 May 2025
Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP): "It is vital that pupils with dyslexia are supported to reach their full potential…
Chamber meeting date: 14 May 2025
Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP): "My question relates to the first question and not the anti-trans supplementary. Can the cabinet secretary say any more about how revising the framework document to permit more financial freedom will benefit Historic Environment Scotland?"
Chamber meeting date: 14 May 2025
Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP): "The minister and many colleagues have mentioned the UK Government’s employer national insurance contribution hike. That hike could cost the social care sector in Scotland £84 million a year…
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 14 May 2025
Emma Harper: "I have a quick comment in relation to paragraph 4 on page 29 of our briefing papers, which says: “The SSI includes ... An extension of the definition of ‘premises’ to include those without birds…
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Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Result 70 for, 45 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Result 15 for, 96 against, 3 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Result 27 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, May 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Result 61 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Result 61 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 11 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: 14 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the future of the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal."
Taken in the Chamber on 21 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: 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: 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: 2 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many baby boxes have been issued in the NHS (a) Dumfries and Galloway and (b) Borders area since (i) their introduction and (ii) 31 March 2024."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 11 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
Asked by: Harper, Emma, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on publication of the UK Pesticides National Actional Plan."
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 21 March 2025