Scottish National Party
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
Post-d: Emma.Harper.msp@parliament.scot
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Edinburgh
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Dumfries
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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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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: 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…
Chamber meeting date: 12 June 2025
Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP): "Regarding the rural pilot schemes for visas, 48 per cent of Scotland’s dairy herd is in the south-west of Scotland, and a lot of the cows are milked by persons from Europe…
Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2025
Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP): "The group leader of the Labour Party told the Parliament two weeks ago that “There are now 860,925 people on an NHS waiting list”.—Official Report, 29 May 2025; c 12. Jackie Baillie repeated that in her opening speech…
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 11 June 2025
Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP): "Good morning. Some stakeholders have questioned the intent behind adding “cultural development” to the aims when there is existing wording around “cultural heritage”…
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Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 24 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 19 for, 62 against, 27 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 67 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Result 85 for, 32 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, June 9, 2025
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Result 91 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 16 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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