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Harper, Robin

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Harper, Robin

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Green Party Lothians
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Divisions voted in
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Party alignment
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Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
302
759 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
3,337
1,433 chamber · 1,904 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
petitions ·301 current ·172 bill ·80 stage ·76 marine ·36 executive ·34 time ·23 question ·22 environment ·17 climate ·15 change ·15 wildlife ·14
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.

Lodged
302
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
302
Voice fingerprint

Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).

organic outdoor education organic farming executive's fluoridation lvt state issues traffic reduction issues intends sandford sandford principle children's
Career arc

Unified timeline: party joinings, seat changes, committee appointments, ministerial roles.

  1. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  2. ⌂
    Stood down from Lothians (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  3. –
    Left Scottish Green Party
    22 Mar 2011
  4. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  5. ⌂
    Started representing Lothians
    03 May 2007
  6. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    03 May 2007
  7. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  8. ⌂
    Stood down from Lothians (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  9. –
    Left Scottish Green Party
    02 Apr 2007
  10. ☷
    Left Procedures Committee
    28 Jun 2006
  11. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    28 Jun 2006
  12. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Member
    28 Jun 2006
  13. ☷
    Joined Procedures Committee as Member
    29 Mar 2006
  14. ☷
    Joined Finance Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Feb 2006
  15. ☷
    Left Procedures Committee
    30 Jan 2006
  16. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    22 Jun 2005
  17. ☷
    Joined Procedures Committee as Substitute Member
    03 Sep 2003
  18. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Member
    04 Jun 2003
  19. ⌂
    Started representing Lothians
    01 May 2003
  20. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    01 May 2003
  21. ☷
    Left Transport and the Environment Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  22. ⌂
    Stood down from Lothians (Dissolution)
    31 Mar 2003
  23. –
    Left Scottish Green Party
    31 Mar 2003
  24. ☷
    Joined Transport and the Environment Committee as Member
    17 Jun 1999
  25. ⌂
    Started representing Lothians
    06 May 1999
  26. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    06 May 1999
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Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Higher Education Funding Chamber
    16 Mar 2011
    Given that the level of discontent is such that there are threats of strikes at two Edinburgh universities and there have been sit-ins in Glasgow, does the cab…
  • Scottish Executive Question Time Chamber
    10 Mar 2011
    Given the cheerfully piratical disregard for any or most regulations designed to conserve our fish stocks that is exhibited by a substantial minority of Scotti…
  • Scottish Executive Question Time Chamber
    10 Mar 2011
    9. To ask the Scottish Executive what its response will be to the European Commission proposals to stop fish discards. (S3O-13209)
  • Employment Services (Edinburgh) Chamber
    09 Mar 2011
    Will the minister take an intervention?
  • Employment Services (Edinburgh) Chamber
    09 Mar 2011
    I thank Sarah Boyack for bringing the topic to the chamber for debate.I ask the Government to think carefully about what will happen about four years down the …
Committee & government roles

Committee

Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • Lothians · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)
  • Lothians · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)
  • Lothians · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003 (Dissolution)