Emma Roddick
Scottish National Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2021 - present day
About Emma Roddick
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
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
Emma is a member of 2 committees
Cross-party groups
Emma is a member of 1 cross-party group
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Disability
Member
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 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]
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]
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]
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: 26 June 2024
Reporting of Sexual Crimes
5. Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to make the process of reporting sexual crimes easier on survivors of these crimes. (S6O-03633)"
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 26 June 2024
Salmon Farming in Scotland
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "My question has been answered, convener."
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 25 June 2024
Interests
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "I wish to declare that I was a Highland councillor until 5 May 2022. I no longer receive remuneration for that role."
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 25 June 2024
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Emma Roddick: "James Calder, could you speak a bit more about the issues that surround the lack of rent control for tenants of private Gypsy Traveller sites?"
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 25 June 2024
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Amendment Order 2024 [Draft]
Emma Roddick: "Good morning, minister. What was the justification for not including transfers in the original order?"
Votes
How Emma Roddick has voted in Parliament
Find out how Emma Roddick has voted recently.
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 50 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 24, 2024
Supported by: MÃ iri McAllan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 116 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Supported by: Mark Ruskell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 8 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 58 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 68 for, 0 against, 46 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Emma Roddick in Parliament
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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.
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to make the process of reporting sexual crimes easier on survivors of these crimes."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2024
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding any modernisation of the energy consenting regime, as it relates to the UK Electricity Act 1989, to make pre-application community engagement mandatory."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 18 June 2024
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of how the Small Producers Pilot Fund has supported micro businesses in Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2024
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it envisages that the recommendations of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review will benefit the people of the Highlands and Islands."
Taken in the Chamber on 13 June 2024
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on how the Scottish National Investment Bank's £50 million investment in the Ardersier Port will benefit (a) the local area, (b) industry and (c) its climate ambitions."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 30 May 2024
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what engagement it has carried out with businesses regarding Scotland's constitutional future."
Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2024
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what further progress has been made regarding Moray maternity services since December 2022."
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 3 March 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of baby boxes that have been distributed since the scheme began."
Taken in the Chamber on 2 March 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its consultation document on the development of future grant support for forestry that the Minister for Environment and Land Reform announced in her opening statement in the parliamentary debate on Forestry’s Contribution to Net Zero Scotland, on 9 November 2022."
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 22 February 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how it provides support to victims of violent crime in the pre-trial period."
Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2023