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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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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

Website: emmaroddick.scot

X (previously known as Twitter): @Emma_Roddick

Facebook: Emma's facebook

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 2 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Disability

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

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 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: 19 November 2024

Rural Economy (Impact of United Kingdom Government Budget)

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "The UK budget represents a wrecking ball taken to Scottish agriculture, and the worst part is that, yet again, in the same style as we were used to under the Tories, there was no opportunity for Scotland’s Parliament, Government or sector leaders to feed into the decision making. It is unfathomable that the UK Government has taken decisions that…

Chamber meeting date: 14 November 2024

Rent Controls

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "I was pleased to host a briefing yesterday evening with Future Economy Scotland, debunking some myths around rent controls and highlighting that 82 per cent of Scots back this Scottish National Party policy, which has the potential to have a positive impact on the economy as well as on tenants’ finances. Will the First Minister outline how the…

Chamber meeting date: 14 November 2024

University Tuition Fees

1. Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to free university tuition, in light of the United Kingdom Government’s decision to raise tuition fees for universities in England. (S6O-03957)"

Chamber meeting date: 14 November 2024

Ministerial Events

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "Can the cabinet secretary confirm that the Scottish Government will approve the use of Government cars only for what is official business?"

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 13 November 2024

Salmon Farming in Scotland

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "Good morning, cabinet secretary. I want to dig a little bit more into mortality. Committee members have a letter from Animal Equality UK that sets out the scale of fish deaths. The annual fish mortality rate last year was the highest since 1991…

Votes

How Emma Roddick has voted in Parliament

Find out how Emma Roddick has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-15545

Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill: Timetable and Procedures for Consideration

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Result 92 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15529.2

Impact of National Insurance Increase on Public Services

Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Result 29 for, 90 against, 3 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-15529

Impact of National Insurance Increase on Public Services

Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 18, 2024

Supported by: Ivan McKee, Jenni Minto, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Result 73 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15530

Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 18, 2024

Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Angela Constance, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Result 67 for, 50 against, 4 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15529.3

Impact of National Insurance Increase on Public Services

Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Result 21 for, 102 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

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-04006

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government how the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill will empower local communities and ensure that land is being used to their benefit."

Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-31444

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on progress on delivering the Programme for Government commitment to expand Scotland’s Migration Service to provide more support to users."

Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 19 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-31008

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 31 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-03876 by Kaukab Stewart on 31 October 2024, in which the minister stated that people "can either be male or female", what progress it is making with the Non-Binary Equality Action Plan, and whether it remains its position that many people identify with neither a male or a female…

Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 14 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-31106

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government when it will conclude its review of the New Build Heat Standard."

Answered by Alasdair Allan on 8 November 2024

Question ref. S6O-03957

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to free university tuition, in light of the UK Government's decision to raise tuition fees for universities in England."

Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2024

Question ref. S6O-03886

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to establish a care pathway for people living with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders."

Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2024

Question ref. S6O-03867

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the internal ferry fleet in Orkney."

Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2024

Question ref. S6W-30511

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion, expressed as a percentage, of the area of the inshore out to the six nautical mile limit is covered by a year-round prohibition on the use of mobile or active gear to (a) dredge for scallops and (b) trawl for nephrops norvegicus under any legal instrument as of April 2024."

Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 October 2024

Question ref. S6W-30509

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether industry and other stakeholders have been, or will be, consulted on considerations around whether the National Marine Plan 2 will include detailed marine spatial plans."

Answered by Gillian Martin on 18 October 2024

Question ref. S6W-30508

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether the National Marine Plan 2 will include detailed marine spatial plans."

Answered by Gillian Martin on 18 October 2024

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