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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 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

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: 8 May 2025

Diversity in Businesses

1. Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting and encouraging diversity in Scotland’s businesses, including who leads, owns and works within them. (S6O-04624)"

Chamber meeting date: 6 May 2025

Programme for Government

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "The past few weeks have been extremely challenging for the LGBTQ+ community, and the tally of bad news continued with the lack of a bill to end conversion practices…

Chamber meeting date: 6 May 2025

Programme for Government

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "It can be easy to get caught up in the doom and gloom of politics, especially given the current international situation. As easy as it is to get frustrated with what is not happening, we have to remember what is happening and what has happened…

Chamber meeting date: 1 May 2025

People with a Learning Disability (Health Passport Scheme)

7. Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "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. (S6O-04598)"

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 30 April 2025

Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "I will pick up on Rhoda Grant’s line of questioning, which raised some interesting points about where there should be a duty or a trigger to intervene…

Votes

How Emma Roddick has voted in Parliament

Find out how Emma Roddick has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17437.1

Programme for Government: Building the Best Future for Scotland

Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Result 30 for, 84 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17437

Programme for Government: Building the Best Future for Scotland

Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, May 2, 2025

Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Result 59 for, 55 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17437.4

Programme for Government: Building the Best Future for Scotland

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Result 28 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17437.2

Programme for Government: Building the Best Future for Scotland

Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Result 48 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17437.3

Programme for Government: Building the Best Future for Scotland

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Result 7 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 13 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. S6W-37565

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when it will decide on the award of the next Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services contract (CHFS3)."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 8 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37093

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many wind farms are located on land owned by it, and what the total installed capacity, in megawatts, of those wind farms is."

Answer expected on 21 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37450

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of escaped farmed salmon on wild salmon populations in Scottish rivers and coastal waters."

Answer expected on 21 May 2025

Question ref. S6O-04653

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent reported figures indicating higher than average drug driving offences in the Highlands and Islands."

Taken in the Chamber on 14 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37092

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

"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the (a) number and (b) installed capacity of wind farms on Scottish Government owned land is community owned."

Answer expected on 16 May 2025

Question ref. S6O-04624

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting and encouraging diversity in Scotland's businesses, including who leads, owns and works within them."

Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2025

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

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