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Emma Roddick

Scottish National Party

MSP for Inverness and Nairn (Constituency)

About Emma Roddick

Contact details

Contact online

Website: emmaroddick.scot

X (previously known as Twitter): @x.com/EmmaRoddickSNP

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 01463 563036
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Phone: 01463 563036
Text relay calls welcome.

Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish National Party
MSP for Inverness and Nairn (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present

Scottish National Party
Former MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region)
06 May 2021 to 08 Apr 2026

Committees

Emma Roddick is a member of 1 committee

Rural Affairs Committee

Member

Cross-party groups

Emma Roddick is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Emma Roddick has 1 parliamentary and government role

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Branch Executive

Member

Party Roles

Emma Roddick does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Emma Roddick has had the following roles in Parliament

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

14 May 2024 to 08 April 2026

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Member

22 April 2025 to 08 April 2026

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Member

18 June 2024 to 19 June 2025

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Member

30 March 2023 to 08 May 2024

Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees

Scottish Government

10 November 2022 to 31 March 2023

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Deputy Convener

17 June 2021 to 10 November 2022

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Member

08 September 2021 to 31 March 2022

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Substitute Member

Register of interests

Emma Roddick'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 04 June 2026.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests.

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.

I am a member of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Supporters' Trust.

Recent Activity

Official Report

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.

Winter Resilience

Chamber meeting date: 10 November 2026

Emma Roddick (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP): "The cabinet secretary mentioned the commitment in the programme for Government to strengthen national preparedness…

Face Coverings in Public Places

Chamber meeting date: 4 November 2026

Emma Roddick (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP): "People wear face coverings for all sorts of reasons, including health, safety at work, privacy and adherence to religious practice…

Outdoor Access

Rural Affairs Committee meeting date: 4 November 2026

Emma Roddick (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP): "Some land managers in Inverness-shire have raised the fact that there is a trend of people believing that the route that they are following, often through an app or a website recommendation, is safe for them to use, so they do not see signs that tell them otherwise. How should land managers respond to that trend? Is there any more that we need to…

Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill

Chamber meeting date: 28 October 2026

Emma Roddick (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP): "I attended Joe Long’s recent meeting on the LDAN bill. Like many, I sent my RSVP before the news arrived that the bill would not be taken forward…

Land Reform

Rural Affairs Committee meeting date: 28 October 2026

Emma Roddick (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP): "Good morning. I want to talk about patterns of land ownership and the increasing concentration of ownership despite, as we have heard, many attempts to bring in stronger land reform legislation. What is causing those patterns…

Votes

How Emma Roddick has voted in Parliament

Find out how Emma Roddick has voted recently.

The BBC and Public Service Broadcasting in Scotland

Motion ref. S7M-01962

Submitted by: Màiri McAllan, Clydesdale, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 9, 2026

Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Alyn Smith
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Result 70 for, 48 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

The BBC and Public Service Broadcasting in Scotland

Motion ref. S7M-01962.2

Submitted by: David Green, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, November 9, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Result 9 for, 109 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

The BBC and Public Service Broadcasting in Scotland

Motion ref. S7M-01962.5

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 9, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Result 48 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

The BBC and Public Service Broadcasting in Scotland

Motion ref. S7M-01962.4

Submitted by: Q Manivannan, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 9, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Result 78 for, 39 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

The BBC and Public Service Broadcasting in Scotland

Motion ref. S7M-01962.3

Submitted by: Victor Currie, Highlands and Islands, Reform UK . Date lodged: Monday, November 9, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Result 14 for, 105 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motions

Motions made by Emma Roddick in Parliament

Find out what motions Emma Roddick has submitted recently.

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 reference: S7W-03529

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 22 September 2026

Current Status: Answered by Kirsten Oswald on 6 October 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when, and whether, it plans to take action regarding provisions in the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 that would enable the removal of the licensing exemption, provided for at section 22(1)(c) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, for a vehicle while it is…

Question reference: S7O-00330

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 23 September 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on patient engagement within NHS Scotland, including pilots for Martha's Rule."

Question reference: S7O-00219

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 9 September 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work with partners regarding the delivery of the Capercaillie Emergency Plan 2025-2030."

Question reference: S7W-01552

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 6 July 2026

Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 6 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what precautions it is taking to ensure that the development of data centres does not have a significant impact on energy and water resources"

Question reference: S7W-01550

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 6 July 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 3 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the A96 is not included in Transport Scotland's bilingual signage policy, and what consideration it has given to reviewing the roads covered by that policy, in light of the Scottish Languages Act 2025."

Question reference: S7W-01546

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 6 July 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 3 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the funding and visibility of the British Transport Police in Scotland, and whether it has considered increasing the resources available to support responses to antisocial and dangerous behaviour on public transport."

Question reference: S7W-01545

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 6 July 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 3 August 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds and collects on incidents of antisocial behaviour and assaults on trains."

Question reference: S7W-01822

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 20 July 2026

Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale is for its planned review of the factoring system."

Question reference: S7W-01286

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 24 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Alison Thewliss on 21 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has an agreed definition of relational care, if so, (a) whether it will set this out and (b) how it will promote and support its approach to the provision of such care."

Question reference: S7W-01544

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 6 July 2026

Current Status: Answered by Alison Thewliss on 21 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that funding for hospices reaches the organisations delivering hospice care."