South Scotland MSP Emma Harper is now offering online advice and support to her constituents in the first of her virtual advice surgeries being held in a few week’s time. Constituents across Dumfries & Galloway
Continue readingLocal and national support services for those affected by domestic abuse are still available and fully operational. National charity, Refuge, has reported an increase of 25% in calls just in the last week and on
Continue readingSouth Scotland MSP Emma Harper welcomes the passing of Stage 1 of the Scottish Government’s Agriculture Bill on Tuesday May the 5th. This Bill allows continuation of the Common Agricultural policy and promotes a simplified
Continue readingSouth Scotland MSP Emma Harper has welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment to providing COVID-19 testing for all of Scotland’s essential workers and members of their households at locations throughout Dumfries and Galloway, and indeed Scotland.
Continue readingSouth Scotland MSP Emma Harper has once again written to the UK Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace MP, to ask for the results of an investigation into a near miss incident in the
Continue readingMore than 2500 carers in Dumfries & Galloway are due to benefit from a one-off payment during the coronavirus pandemic. The Scottish Government has revealed plans to invest £19.2million to provide further support to Scottish
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South Scotland MSP Emma Harper has raised a motion in the Scottish Parliament to commend the Dumfries and Galloway Division of Police Scotland, the Royal Navy and HM Coastguard over their swift response to dealing
Continue readingSouth Scotland MSP Emma Harper is encouraging vulnerable people who are shielding and self-isolating across Dumfries and Galloway to use the services offered by Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland who have amassed over 4,000 volunteers
Continue readingSouth Scotland MSP Emma Harper has questioned the Scottish Government’s Environment Secretary over a reported increase of illegal fly-tipping across communities the length and breadth of Scotland including in Dumfries and Galloway. The question, which
Continue readingSouth Scotland MSP Emma Harper has welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government’s document – ‘A Framework for Decision Making’ – which sets out proposals to ease the current coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions once it is
Continue readingHe doesn’t post on X (Twitter) anymore, but here’s journalist David Bol confirming on Bluesky that Labour insiders briefed him that they would work with Reform.
The SNP has pledged to roll out a new “minimum income” for Scotland’s writers, musicians, filmmakers, playwrights, comics and visual artists if it returns to power after the Holyrood election.
