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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 4 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

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Wood Panel Industry

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 5 previous roles

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

18 June 2024 - 19 June 2025

Local Government Housing and Planning Committee

Member

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

As of 30 September 2024, I am a Board member of Centred. [Registered 17 September 2024]

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.

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee meeting date: 2 October 2025

Scottish Parliament (Disqualification of Councillors) Regulations 2025 [Draft]

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "Until May 2022, I held a role as a Highland councillor and received a salary for that, which I donated to local charities in the Highlands."

Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2025

Hypermobility

3. Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its approach to considering a hypermobility pathway for healthcare, in line with that being brought forward in Wales. (S6O-05004)"

Chamber meeting date: 30 September 2025

Extreme Wildfire Warning

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "It is clear that the climate emergency is changing our weather and that the dry summer this year brought about unprecedented wildfires…

Chamber meeting date: 25 September 2025

Distress Brief Intervention

8. Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the distress brief intervention programme. (S6O-04985)"

Chamber meeting date: 24 September 2025

Town Centres (Development)

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "The retail sector is vital to Scotland’s economy and supports our local communities with services, amenities and employment opportunities…

Votes

How Emma Roddick has voted in Parliament

Find out how Emma Roddick has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19275

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Supported by: Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025

Result 81 for, 10 against, 23 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP not voted

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19276

Planning and Infrastructure Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Supported by: Graeme Dey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025

Result 87 for, 23 against, 1 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP not voted

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19128

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025

Result 52 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP not voted

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6M-19269

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Result 51 for, 25 against, 33 abstained, 20 did not vote

MSP not voted

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19268

Suspension of Standing Orders

Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Result 85 for, 0 against, 26 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP not voted

Agreed

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 reference: S6W-40858

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:29 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when the next Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services contract (CHFS3) will commence."

Question reference: S6O-04985

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:17 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 25 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Distress Brief Intervention programme."

Question reference: S6O-05004

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:24 September 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its approach to considering a hypermobility pathway for healthcare, in line with that being brought forward in Wales."

Question reference: S6O-04955

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:10 September 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill aims to give school pupils an independent right to opt in, but not opt out, of religious observance."

Question reference: S6W-40301

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:2 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 10 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that Scotland's rent adjudication system has resulted in rents raised above that which was requested by landlords, what its position is on whether the system is working as intended, and whether there are any plans to revisit this policy."

Question reference: S6W-40453

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:9 September 2025

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 10 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the commitment in the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy Delivery Plan 2024-2029 and the Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024-2029 to develop a blue carbon action plan."

Question reference: S6W-40102

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:25 August 2025

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the compatibility of the provision of non-therapeutic male circumcision on the NHS with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024."

Question reference: S6W-38095

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:2 June 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 10 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission’s May 2025 recommendation that statutory codes of practice or official guidance for the welfare of farmed and ornamental fish should be established, in light of the reported finding by the Animal Law Foundation that there have been no…

Question reference: S6W-37799

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:27 May 2025

Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36400 by Mairi Gougeon on 22 April 2025, and in light of reports of significant welfare concerns, how it ensures that the enforcement of farmed fish welfare law is consistent and effective, and whether it considers the reported reliance on verbal advice, written advice and…

Question reference: S6W-38378

Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:3 June 2025

Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 4 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the procurement of replacement freight vessels for the Northern Isles Ferry Service routes from Aberdeen to Orkney and Shetland."

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