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
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 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Emma is a member of 8 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Disability
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Islands
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on LGBTI+
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Mental Health
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Migration
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poverty
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women's Health
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 had 1 previous role
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
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 Board member of the Merkinch Partnership. [Ceased interest 9 August 2022]
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: 22 September 2022
Net Zero Heating (Rural Homes)
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "Communities across the Highlands and Islands are experiencing extreme fuel poverty. Many of those places also generate more than 400 per cent of their energy use through renewables…
Chamber meeting date: 22 September 2022
Parliamentary Procedures and Practices
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "I appreciate the points that the member is making around better representation in the chamber, but considering that the exception relates to ministers, does he realise that that would create an issue for those who are disabled or face other challenges? It would make their becoming a minister unattainable."
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 22 September 2022
Pre-budget Scrutiny
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "My first question is for Dr Alison Hosie and is about the human rights approach to budgeting. What is your take on how the Scottish Government is directing support to Ukrainian refugees through access to housing and social security…
Chamber meeting date: 21 September 2022
Islands Bond (Reallocation of Funding)
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "The Scottish Government dropped the proposal for an islands bond on the back of feedback from islanders, whose voices are central to the future of their communities…
Chamber meeting date: 8 September 2022
Supersponsor Scheme
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "Following comments from the now former refugees minister at Westminster, and given that the cost of living crisis is escalating across the UK, has the UK Government asked the Scottish Government for views on increasing monthly payments to homes of Ukraine hosts?"
Votes
How Emma Roddick has voted in Parliament
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Business Programme
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 63 for, 47 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Supported by: Keith Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 84 for, 0 against, 25 abstained, 20 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 85 for, 25 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 25 for, 85 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Business Programme
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Dean Lockhart, Douglas Lumsden, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Douglas Ross, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Result 47 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 19 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Emma Roddick in Parliament
Find out what motions Emma Roddick has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Emma Roddick has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 June 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of patients at abortion clinics in the Central Belt being harassed at these premises, whether it is monitoring activity at hospitals and clinics across the country, and whether instances of intimidation have occurred elsewhere in Scotland."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 14 July 2022
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 June 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of patients at abortion clinics in the Central Belt being harassed at these premises, whether it is monitoring activity at hospitals and clinics across the country, and whether instances of intimidation have occurred elsewhere in Scotland."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 21 June 2022
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any ongoing works that are currently in process to progress the dualling of the A96 (a) in general and (b) in relation to the section that will create the Nairn bypass."
Answered by: Jenny Gilruth on 1 June 2022
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 April 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address reported social worker shortages in specialist (a) adult and (b) paediatric cystic fibrosis centres."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 18 May 2022
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 April 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that sexual harassment is treated as a health and safety concern."
Answered by: Richard Lochhead on 10 May 2022
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how much financial assistance has been provided through the Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund to date, broken down by local authority."
Answered by: Ivan McKee on 6 May 2022
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 April 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether ministers have visited the Penumbra Edinburgh Crisis Centre, and whether it has any plans to support similar services being established across Scotland to bridge the gap between emergency and community mental health care."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 25 April 2022
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 March 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop a Blue Economy Strategy."
Answered by: Mairi Gougeon on 31 March 2022
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 March 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on any costs associated with mitigating any impact in Scotland of decisions taken by the UK Government in each of the last five financial years."
Answered by: Kate Forbes on 28 March 2022
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 March 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how much peat has been burned in Scotland in the process of making whisky, in order to flavour malting barley, in each of the last five years."
Answered by: Mairi McAllan on 21 March 2022
See all of Emma Roddick's written questions submitted in Parliament