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Emma Roddick

Scottish National Party

MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2021 - present day

About Emma Roddick

Contact details

Contact online

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Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6328
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Emma is a member of 3 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Disability

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Gaelic

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Social Enterprise

Co-Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Emma does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Emma does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Emma has had 4 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

30 March 2023 - 08 May 2024

Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees

Scottish Government

10 November 2022 - 31 March 2023

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Deputy Convener

17 June 2021 - 10 November 2022

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Member

08 September 2021 - 31 March 2022

Local Government Housing and Planning Committee

Substitute Member

Register of interests

Emma's register of interests

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 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 Emma Roddick. The date of their initial statement was 01 June 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

Until May 2021 I was a Member Pioneer with The Co-operative (a Membership-led organisation involved in groceries, insurance, and funeralcare of Telford Retail Park, 74 Telford Street, Telford, Inverness, IV3 5LS). I received remuneration of up to £500 per annum and have received no remuneration since April 2021. I spent 4 hours per week on the role. [Amended interest 20 January 2022]

Until 5 May 2022, I was a Councillor with The Highland Council (of Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX). I received remuneration of between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum and spent approximately 25 hours per week in the role. My councillor’s salary received after May 2021 was donated to local charities. [Amended interest 26 May 2022]

Gifts

No registrable interests

Overseas visits

No registrable interests

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

No registrable interests

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

I am a Friend of Eden Court Highlands, Inverness. [Registered 7 December 2022]

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 10 August 2023]

I am a member of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Supporters' Trust. [Registered 9 August 2022]

As of 30 September 2024, I am a Board member of Centred. [Registered 17 September 2024]

Recent Activity

What was said

What Emma Roddick 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: 23 April 2025

Arts and Culture (Geographic Spread and Representation)

Emma Roddick: "The Highlands and Islands region has a lot to be proud of in the realm of arts and culture, but I am aware that many organisations often feel that they are at a disadvantage, because it is not as easy for them to mix with officials or funders when informal conversations about what people are doing well frequently happen in the central belt. Will…

Chamber meeting date: 22 April 2025

Supreme Court Judgment

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "A number of trans constituents have got in touch, distressed about the judgment…

Chamber meeting date: 22 April 2025

International Situation

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "To start with, I hope that the Scottish public can see that the Tories would rather stand in silence than stand with us against the rise of the far right, which affects absolutely every person in society…

Chamber meeting date: 3 April 2025

Project Willow

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "It is essential that the workforce and the local community have a voice in the process and a say in the support that is made available to them…

Chamber meeting date: 3 April 2025

Heat in Buildings Bill

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "Like many rural representatives, in the run-up to the bill’s introduction, I made a number of inquiries about support for alternative heating methods…

Votes

How Emma Roddick has voted in Parliament

Find out how Emma Roddick has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17242

UK Government Welfare Reforms

Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, April 17, 2025

Supported by: Paul McLennan, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Result 73 for, 40 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17242.1

UK Government Welfare Reforms

Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Result 14 for, 100 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17242.3

UK Government Welfare Reforms

Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Supported by: Roz McCall
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Result 27 for, 82 against, 5 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17267

Substitution on Committees

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Result 108 for, 1 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17266

Committee Membership

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Result 109 for, 1 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Emma Roddick has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6O-04598

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support and raise awareness of the health passport scheme for people with a learning disability."

Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-36400

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of (a) data from the Animal Law Foundation suggesting that there have been no prosecutions or care notices issued regarding welfare issues on fish farms and (b) the recommendation by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee in its report, Follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland, what steps it plans…

Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 22 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-36396

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of (a) concerns that relying only on the non-binding Code of Good Practice for Scottish Finfish Aquaculture has the potential to cause confusion among animal keepers and stakeholders regarding their legal obligations under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 and the Welfare of Animals at the…

Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 22 April 2025

Question ref. S6O-04548

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it is ensuring that its work to support and promote Scotland's arts and culture is geographically spread and representative."

Taken in the Chamber on 23 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-35949

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the findings and recommendations in the Shelter Scotland report, In Their Own Words: Children’s Experiences in Temporary Accommodation, whether it will improve guidance on Education Maintenance Allowance policies so that children experiencing homelessness do not lose this benefit when their ability…

Answered by Graeme Dey on 3 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-35950

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to complete phase 1 of the Aviemore to Carrbridge non-motorised user route as soon as possible, in light of a petition from the local community emphasising the need for the section to be finished in order to enable safer active travel."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-35951

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the formation of a joint working group, consisting of government and aerospace industry representatives, to discuss the adoption of hybrid electric technology, particularly in regards to airline routes in the Highlands and Islands."

Answered by Jim Fairlie on 1 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-35948

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the findings and recommendations in the Shelter Scotland report, In Their Own Words: Children’s Experiences in Temporary Accommodation, what steps it will take to ensure that families in temporary accommodation do not face additional financial penalties as a result of becoming homeless."

Answered by Paul McLennan on 31 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35947

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Shelter Scotland report, In Their Own Words: Children’s Experiences in Temporary Accommodation, whether it will ensure that homelessness legislation is brought within the scope of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child."

Answered by Paul McLennan on 31 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04513

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it is engaging with Highlands and Islands communities on the future of land reform policy."

Taken in the Chamber on 2 April 2025

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