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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 4 April 2025
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Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 14 June 2023

Emma Harper

Specifically, is the optimal way forward the introduction of a licensing scheme?

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 14 June 2023

Emma Harper

My short supplementary is about training and education. Professor Newton, you described the complexity of muirburn, with small patches being burned and the fire being managed to make sure that it does not get out of control. Should the issuing of licences be correlated with a requirement to provide education and training for our gamekeepers and land managers?

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 14 June 2023

Emma Harper

Good morning. It is interesting to hear that this is not just about the management of grouse. The convener has brought up the issue of medicated grit, and we have heard about raptors. I want to confirm whether the introduction of a licensing scheme would be the optimal way to manage grouse moors, track what is happening and collect data. I am looking at Professor Newton because that is what he has said: this is the only way forward for being able to manage or trace what is happening, rather than just having a voluntary code of practice.

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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Scrutiny of NHS Boards (NHS Lothian, NHS Grampian and NHS Fife)

Meeting date: 6 June 2023

Emma Harper

I have a quick supplementary question. When I did my nursing training, there were two intakes every year, which meant that entry-level and more experienced nurses worked together during their training. Should we be thinking about doing that again? Having students at different levels in classrooms or on site would make it possible to offer peer support and mentoring. Should we be considering that?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Scrutiny of NHS Boards (NHS Lothian, NHS Grampian and NHS Fife)

Meeting date: 6 June 2023

Emma Harper

Convener, can I ask another wee supplementary question?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Scrutiny of NHS Boards (NHS Lothian, NHS Grampian and NHS Fife)

Meeting date: 6 June 2023

Emma Harper

Okay. Professor Hiscox, you mentioned paediatric anaesthetist consultants, who might have to work in different NHS boards to achieve certain competencies or skills. Is it easy for anaesthetists to work across boards, when it comes to competency and inclusion? Do they have to do the training on infection prevention and control, fire safety and moving and handling, no matter where they are?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Scrutiny of NHS Boards (NHS Lothian, NHS Grampian and NHS Fife)

Meeting date: 6 June 2023

Emma Harper

Thank you.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Female Participation in Sport and Physical Activity

Meeting date: 6 June 2023

Emma Harper

I want to pick up on the sports bra issue. Yesterday, I visited Wallace Hall academy and I spoke to five young women—Mika, Fern, Zena, Michaela and Daisy. They are all sixth-year students or thereabouts and they all participate in rugby and running. They love all sports. They are absolutely confident, informed and empowered, but they recognise that not all young women of their age are confident or empowered to speak up about their periods or about the need for a sports bra.

An interesting thing that they spoke about was that the school has purchased for year 1 students a specific sports uniform for physical education. That has helped with equalities and acted as a leveller, because the kids come from different primary schools and it is a way to engage them all on—literally—a level playing field. I would be interested to know whether you think that we need to look at the availability of sports bras, for instance, and sports uniforms as part of the Government’s uniform policy.

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Scrutiny of NHS Boards (NHS Lothian, NHS Grampian and NHS Fife)

Meeting date: 6 June 2023

Emma Harper

Good morning to you all. I will pick up on NRAC and some of the other information. The NHS Fife briefing says that the projected increase in the number of people over 65 is 30 per cent by 2043. That means an older and frailer population with more issues. For me, as an operating room nurse, that means hip replacements, knee replacements, cataract surgery and then some. When you are doing your financial planning, including in relation to NRAC, how do you deal with that projected need?

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Female Participation in Sport and Physical Activity

Meeting date: 6 June 2023

Emma Harper

Another thing that the young women raised was that the boys who they play rugby or sport with or who are on the field at the same time as them are sometimes a bit sexist and misogynistic. I mentioned to the principal teacher, Barry Graham, the “Don’t Be That Guy” campaign, which is quite hard hitting because it is about harassment, sexual assault and sexual violence. He is going to take a look at that campaign, but is there room for something else that might not be as hard hitting, such as an equivalent campaign for teenage lads?