Alison Harris
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
About Alison Harris
Contact details
Contact online
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6152
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Alison is a member of 4 committees
Education and Skills Committee
Substitute Member
Education and Skills Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Alison is a member of 3 cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Alison has 2 parliamentary and government roles
Scottish Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund
Trustee
Scottish Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund
Trustee
Party Roles
Alison has 2 party roles
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Children
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Young People
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles
Alison has had 14 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
25 February 2020 - 16 December 2020
Economy Energy and Fair Work Committee
Member
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Fair Work
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 February 2020 - 11 August 2020
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Culture
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
03 September 2019 - 18 February 2020
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Children
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
29 June 2017 - 10 September 2019
Equalities and Human Rights Committee
Substitute Member
17 November 2016 - 10 September 2019
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Member
19 April 2017 - 13 December 2018
Pow of Inchaffray Drainage Commission Scotland Bill Committee
Member
06 September 2017 - 14 December 2017
Writers to the Signet Dependants Annuity Fund Amendment Scotland Bill Committee
Convener
19 April 2017 - 21 November 2017
Edinburgh Bakers Widows Fund Bill Committee
Member
14 June 2017 - 06 September 2017
Writers to the Signet Dependants Annuity Fund Amendment Scotland Bill Committee
Member
29 September 2016 - 17 November 2016
Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee
Deputy Convener
28 June 2016 - 17 November 2016
Health and Sport Committee
Substitute Member
16 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Public Audit Committee
Deputy Convener
08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016
Public Audit Committee
Member
Register of interests
Alison's register of interests
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 Alison Harris. The date of their initial statement was 24 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
I am a principal of Alison A Harris Chartered Accountants, an accountancy practice (of 40 Gartcows Crescent, Falkirk). I will work in this post for one day per month. [Amended interest 15 August 2016]
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
I own a third share of a house in Falkirk with a market value of between £250,001 and £300,000. The gross rental income is between £5,001 and £10,000 per annum of which I receive one third.
Interest in shares
I own 50% of ordinary shares in the Georgian Heritable Company Ltd, a property development company (which is currently dormant). The market value of the shares is £1 per share. I resigned as managing director of this company on 10 May 2016. I received no remuneration from this company.
I own 66.67% of ordinary shares in the Georgian Finance Company Ltd, a property rental company. The market value of the shares is £1 per share. I resigned as managing director of this company on 10 May 2016. I received no remuneration from this company.
Voluntary
I am the treasurer of the 1st Falkirk Scouts. I receive no remuneration from this voluntary role.
I am the financial director of Relationship Scotland (couple counselling central Scotland). I receive no remuneration from this voluntary role.
From 7 to 13 October 2018, I visited Taiwan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). The trip was arranged by the Taipei Representative Office in the UK Edinburgh Office (of 1 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7PE) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan). I met a number of government departments, as well as trade and cultural organisations. The cost of the flight was £4,135, and the cost of the hotel and ancillary expenses was £835. These costs were met by the Taiwanese Government. [Registered 13 November 2018]
Recent Activity
What was said
What Alison Harris has said in Parliament
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: 4 March 2021
International Women’s Day 2021
Alison Harris (Central Scotland) (Con): "It is a privilege to be closing today for the Conservatives…
Equalities and Human Rights Committee meeting date: 25 February 2021
Equality and Human Rights Commission and Scottish Human Rights Commission
Alison Harris (Central Scotland) (Con): "The committee has made calls this session for the development of human rights budgeting…
Equalities and Human Rights Committee meeting date: 11 February 2021
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Alison Harris (Central Scotland) (Con): "Amendment 2 would ensure that the courts “must” rather than “may” consider the sources of interpretation, while recognising that they are not determinative…
Chamber meeting date: 4 February 2021
Out-of-school Care Services
3. Alison Harris (Central Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with third sector and community organisations providing out-of-school care services. (S5O-04979)"
Chamber meeting date: 4 February 2021
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Alison Harris (Central Scotland) (Con): "The debate about autonomy for local authorities in Scotland has gone on for some time in the Scottish Parliament. Most parties have, at various points and from various perspectives, made the case for councils to have more power…
Votes
How Alison Harris has voted in Parliament
Find out how Alison Harris has voted recently.
Scottish Parliamentary Standards (Sexual Harassment and Complaints Process) Bill
Submitted by: Bill Kidd, Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 4, 2021
Result 119 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Gordon Lindhurst, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Supported by: Andy Wightman
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 4, 2021
Result 62 for, 0 against, 56 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Campaign Recess
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Result 95 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Scotland’s Recovery
Submitted by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 1, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Result 84 for, 34 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Scotland’s Recovery
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Supported by: Fiona Hyslop, Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Result 84 for, 33 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Alison Harris in Parliament
Find out what motions Alison Harris has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Alison Harris has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Harris, Alison, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with third sector and community organisations providing out-of-school care services."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Harris, Alison, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 13 January 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how many house parties police have called on to disperse since the current COVID-19 lockdown was imposed."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Harris, Alison, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the repair work being carried out on the Glasgow-Edinburgh via Falkirk rail line."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Harris, Alison, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 August 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in meeting its commitment to carry out weekly COVID-19 tests on all care home workers."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Harris, Alison, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27 May 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to continue volunteer contact with older people who have been identified and supported during the COVID-19 outbreak beyond the current lockdown."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Harris, Alison, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 March 2020
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Harris, Alison, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 February 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what timetable it has set to bring forward legislation to automatically entitle four-year-olds who are born between August and December to funded early learning and childcare in line with statutory provision for three- and four-year-olds when their parents use their legal right to defer entry to P1, as agreed by the…
Answered by: Maree Todd on 2 March 2020
Asked by: Harris, Alison, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the impact on housing and other local government services of the recent poor weather, and what additional assistance it has offered to councils to respond to this."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Harris, Alison, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 29 January 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there was a reduction of 1,007 in estimated FTE additional local authority staff required by April 2021 for the expansion to 1,140 hours of funded childcare between the June 2019 and December 2019 delivery progress reports."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 26 February 2020
Asked by: Harris, Alison, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 February 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how it measures the outcomes of city and regional growth deals."
Awaiting answer
See all of Alison Harris's written questions submitted in Parliament