Scottish Labour
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2007 - present day
Former MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 1999 - 2003
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22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
Substitute Member
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
19 January 2023 - 31 January 2023
Substitute Member
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Labour
25 February 2020 - 04 May 2021
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26 November 2020 - 04 May 2021
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02 December 2020 - 04 May 2021
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16 November 2020 - 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
05 May 2020 - 25 November 2020
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28 April 2020 - 16 November 2020
Scottish Labour
10 September 2019 - 05 May 2020
Substitute Member
02 September 2019 - 28 April 2020
Scottish Labour
10 September 2019 - 05 February 2020
Substitute Member
25 June 2019 - 30 October 2019
Appointed Member
23 April 2019 - 10 September 2019
Substitute Member
09 January 2018 - 10 September 2019
Substitute Member
09 January 2018 - 10 September 2019
Substitute Member
04 October 2018 - 02 September 2019
Scottish Labour
03 June 2019 - 02 September 2019
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01 November 2018 - 20 November 2018
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21 December 2017 - 22 October 2018
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19 December 2017 - 04 October 2018
Scottish Labour
19 December 2017 - 04 October 2018
Scottish Labour
08 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
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25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Scottish Labour
25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
Scottish Labour
06 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
07 October 2015 - 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
03 September 2013 - 23 March 2016
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06 January 2015 - 24 August 2015
Scottish Labour
01 June 2011 - 03 September 2013
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20 December 2011 - 10 July 2013
Scottish Labour
20 December 2011 - 10 July 2013
Scottish Labour
20 December 2011 - 10 July 2013
Scottish Labour
23 June 2011 - 21 May 2013
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20 May 2011 - 20 December 2011
Scottish Labour
20 May 2011 - 20 December 2011
Scottish Labour
17 September 2008 - 22 March 2011
Scottish Labour
30 April 2009 - 22 March 2011
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05 November 2009 - 22 March 2011
Substitute Member
05 November 2009 - 22 March 2011
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02 October 2008 - 04 November 2009
Substitute Member
24 September 2008 - 20 April 2009
Scottish Labour
24 September 2008 - 20 April 2009
Scottish Labour
20 September 2007 - 01 October 2008
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13 June 2007 - 01 October 2008
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27 June 2007 - 01 October 2008
Substitute Member
26 February 2002 - 31 March 2003
Scottish Government
08 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
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08 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
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17 June 1999 - 07 January 2001
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17 June 1999 - 07 January 2001
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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 Rhoda Grant. The date of their initial statement was 18 May 2021.
No registrable interests
On 1 July 2022 I received two tickets from Inverness Caledonian Thistle (a Football Club of Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, Stadium Road, Inverness IV1 1FF) for the Andrea Bocelli - Believe World Tour. The value of the tickets was £330. [Registered 4 July 2022]
From 6 to 7 March 2023 I attended and spoke at a side event at the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York. I was invited to speak as Convener of the Cross Party Group on Human Trafficking and co-convenor of the Cross Party Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation. The cost of the trip was £535.25 for accommodation and overnight costs and 2,559.57 Euros for flights, which is equivalent to approximately £2,256.68. All costs were met by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (of Wallnerstrasse 6, 1010 Vienna, Austria), an intergovernmental regional security organisation with observer status at the United Nations. [Registered 14 March 2023]
From 6 to 13 October 2024, as a co-convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Taiwan, 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 (Edinburgh) in the UK, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (of 1 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7PE). The Tapei Representative Office (Edinburgh) offers quasi-consular assistance to Taiwanese nationals in Scotland and represents the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the United Kingdom through a manner of cultural, academic, and economic activities. On my visit to Taiwan, I met a number of Government departments, as well as trade, faith-based and cultural organisations. The visit was made up of a cross-party delegation all of whom were, at the time of the trip, members of the Cross Party Group on Taiwan. The total cost of the flights, hotels and ancillary expenses was £8,800. These costs were met entirely by the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) as detailed above. [Registered 13 November 2024]
No registrable interests
I own a sixth share of a house in Lewis with a market value of between £100,001 and £150,000. The gross income is up to £5,000 per annum. The property is occupied by one of the co-owners and the income is used to cover the property maintenance costs. [Amended interest 15 June 2023]
No registrable interests
I received on bottle of whisky from the Scotch Whisky Association, the nominal value for the COP26 Limited Edition Blended Scotch Whisky to be £30, although it is not for commercial sale. [Registered 16 December 2021]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 4 July 2024]
Since July 2023, I have employed an intern for four days per week. Since September, the intern has attended the CARE (Christian Action Research and Education) education and training Leadership Programme outside of his time employed by me. [Registered 14 September 2023]
From 29 September 2020 until 22 July 2021, I was in receipt of the services of an intern. The intern received a bursary from CARE (Christian Action Research and Education), for the educational component of its Leadership Programme only, and provided services separately to me in their own time. I paid for their services, for seven hours per week, between April and July 2021 and the intern was a self-funded volunteer for the rest of the placement. [Amended interest, 4 July 2022; Amended interest, 18 July 2022]
Between 26 and 29 April 2023, I attended and spoke at a United Nations conference in Dubrovnik entitled “Reducing Demand for Sexual Exploitation of Trafficking Victims in South-Eastern Europe: Commitment to Comprehensive Action”. The total cost of the visit, including travel, accommodation and subsistence, came to £1,388.34 and was met by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - Human trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section, Organized Crime and Illicit Trafficking Branch. [Registered 11 May 2023]
I received £100 from Unison as a contribution to my regional list selection campaign.
I am a member of Unison.
Between 10 and 13 May 2022, I attended and spoke at a United Nations conference entitled "Improving response to trafficking in persons for sexual exploitation especially women and girls, through addressing demand in South-Eastern Europe". The total cost of the visit, including travel, accommodation and subsistence, came to £1,184 and was met by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - Human trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section, Organized Crime and Illicit Trafficking Branch. [Registered 28 July 2022]
I am a member of the Co-Operative Party.
I am a member of the Co-Operative Party MSP Group.
I am the Vice Chair of Friends of the Far North Line. This is an honorary position for which I receive no remuneration.
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: 29 January 2025
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "This Government continues to design and deliver services with urban areas in mind. The way in which training is delivered does not work for those who live in rural Scotland…
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 29 January 2025
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "I am an MSP for the Highlands and Islands region."
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 28 January 2025
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "It has been a very interesting discussion. We heard from the community development companies that they were looking for land in order to retain populations, but the bill covers land at the moment of sale; it does not cover on-going development…
Chamber meeting date: 23 January 2025
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "The First Minister will be aware of the eye-watering increases in haulage costs for perishable food to businesses in Uist. In some cases, prices have increased by 120 per cent, stopping some food supplies within the islands…
Chamber meeting date: 23 January 2025
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "I have. Let me try again. That does not appear to have worked."
Find out how Rhoda Grant has voted recently.
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Ivan McKee, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Result 74 for, 30 against, 21 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Result 51 for, 68 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Supported by: Jenni Minto, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Result 61 for, 53 against, 7 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, January 27, 2025
Supported by: Carol Mochan, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Result 61 for, 53 against, 7 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, January 27, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Result 59 for, 45 against, 8 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Rhoda Grant has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government under what grounds people with Huntington’s disease might be refused access to support from (a) general psychiatry and (b) community mental health teams despite their Huntington’s disease specialist and/or clinical lead seeking to refer them to these services."
Answer expected on 28 February 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how people in the NHS Highland area who are impacted by Huntington’s disease can access support from (a) general psychiatry and (b) community mental health teams."
Answer expected on 7 February 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the average spend was of recreational visitors to the Highlands and Islands in each year since 2018."
Answer expected on 7 February 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many VisitScotland destination development directors were in post each December since 2018, and where each was located."
Answer expected on 7 February 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many VisitScotland development managers were in post each December since 2018, and where each was located."
Answer expected on 7 February 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what experience each VisitScotland board member has in relation to their role in the organisation, and where each is located."
Answer expected on 7 February 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 January 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many recreational visitors travelled to the Highlands and Islands in each year since 2018."
Answer expected on 7 February 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what recourse is open to people impacted by Huntington’s disease in the NHS Highland area who have been refused statutory mental health care due to their condition, and how this compares with the rest of the country."
Answer expected on 7 February 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many staff VisitScotland had each December since 2018, broken down by county that they were employed in."
Answer expected on 7 February 2025