MSP for Dundee City West (Constituency)
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Scottish National Party
MSP for Dundee City West (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present
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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 Heather Anderson. The date of their initial statement was 09 June 2026.
I am a Councillor for Dundee City Council (of 21 City Square, Dundee DD1 3BY). I work in the region of 8 hours per week. I receive a salary and use of a laptop. I receive remuneration of between £25,001 and £30,000 per annum. The basic rate of the councillor salary is deducted from my MSP salary.
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I was formerly a Director of Dundee Contemporary Art.
I am a Depute Chair of the Dundee Climate Leadership Group.
I was formerly a Director of Improvement Service.
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: 3 September 2026
Heather Anderson (Dundee City West) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what discussions it has had with senior leadership at the University of Dundee regarding the university’s ongoing programme of organisational change. (S7O-00173)"
Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026
Heather Anderson (Dundee City West) (SNP): "I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests and declare that I am a serving councillor in Dundee City Council.There is not much that Dundee does not know about poverty. We have survived recurring waves of deindustrialisation…
Health, Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 2 September 2026
Heather Anderson (Dundee City West) (SNP): "I have three questions. First, could you say a bit more about how the current governance arrangements are restrictive and how you would recommend changing them? Secondly, could you speak about recruitment problems in the sector and the role of visas…
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2026
Heather Anderson (Dundee City West) (SNP): "I, too, thank Marie McNair for securing the debate and bringing this important motion to the chamber today.I start by stressing how important it is that we continue to raise awareness of mesothelioma…
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2026
Heather Anderson (Dundee City West) (SNP): "I, too, thank Marie McNair for securing the debate and bringing this important motion to the chamber today.I start by stressing how important it is that we continue to raise awareness of mesothelioma…
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Motion ref. S7M-01070
Submitted by: Stephen Flynn, Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Jim Fairlie, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Result 78 for, 41 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01070.5
Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Result 93 for, 11 against, 14 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01070.2
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Result 15 for, 86 against, 17 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01070.3
Submitted by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Result 27 for, 76 against, 17 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01070.4
Submitted by: Malcolm Offord, West Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Monday, September 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Result 27 for, 92 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Heather Anderson, Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 26 August 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what discussions it has had with senior leadership at the University of Dundee regarding the university's ongoing programme of organisational change."
Asked by: Heather Anderson, Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 30 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 18 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the introduction of a ban on the sale and possession of snares, in light of the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission's recommendation that such a ban be introduced."
Asked by: Heather Anderson, Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 30 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 17 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for the improvement of the enforcement of cat breeding licensing, to ensure that the breeding of cats with extreme characteristics, including Scottish folds and flat-faced Persians, is addressed and in line with current recommendations by the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission and UK Animal Welfare…
Asked by: Heather Anderson, Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 24 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Alison Thewliss on 27 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress made in the development of its Infection Prevention and Control Strategy for Scotland."
Asked by: Heather Anderson, Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 10 June 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to calls from The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh for a national pilot programme to monitor air pollution around city primary schools."
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