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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 does not have any parliamentary or government roles

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.

22 April 2025 to 08 April 2026

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Member

14 May 2024 to 08 April 2026

Rural Affairs and Islands 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.

Cairngorms Wildfire

Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2026

Emma Roddick (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP): "I am relieved to hear that provisions to allow byelaws to be introduced by local authorities will commence next month and that the cabinet secretary will work with the UK Government on restricting the sale of disposable barbecues, and on air support…

Social Security Payment Recovery

Chamber meeting date: 2 September 2026

Emma Roddick (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP): "What does the cabinet secretary plan to do to assess and welcome the billions that have been spent on supporting those in Scotland who need it the most and who, more often than not, spend that money in their local communities, feeding their families and becoming more active in society and supporting local businesses? What will the Government do to…

Rural Support Plan

Rural Affairs Committee meeting date: 2 September 2026

Emma Roddick: "It is more about what is not in the plan. During stage 2 of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill, there were conversations about support for people who grow energy crops…

Interests

Rural Affairs Committee meeting date: 2 September 2026

Emma Roddick (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP): "I have no relevant interests."

Wildfires in Scotland

Chamber meeting date: 1 September 2026

Emma Roddick (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP): "I join other colleagues in thanking Andrew Baxter for introducing this motion and for recently supporting my efforts to bring forward a debate on Raigmore hospital—which I am glad to see he is no longer in…

Votes

How Emma Roddick has voted in Parliament

Find out how Emma Roddick has voted recently.

Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission

Motion ref. S7M-01022

Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Simita Kumar, Màiri McAllan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026

Result 36 for, 63 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission

Motion ref. S7M-01022.4

Submitted by: Morven-May MacCallum, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026

Result 59 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission

Motion ref. S7M-01022.1

Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026

Result 35 for, 68 against, 9 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission

Motion ref. S7M-01022.2

Submitted by: Holly Bruce, Glasgow Southside, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026

Result 15 for, 83 against, 13 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Eradicating Child Poverty, the Scottish Government’s Defining Mission

Motion ref. S7M-01022.5

Submitted by: Julie MacDougall, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 3, 2026

Result 21 for, 90 against, 0 abstained, 18 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-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-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-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-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-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."

Question reference: S7W-01288

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

Date lodged: 24 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 21 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, ahead of summer 2026, how it is monitoring the effectiveness of the wildfire prevention by-laws of the Cairngorm National Park Authority, and how it will share with other bodies any best practice identified."

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-01551

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

Date lodged: 6 July 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 20 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how the spatial implications of its objective to deploy 20GW of onshore wind by 2030 were assessed, and what the environmental, social, and financial impacts on people, habitats, wildlife and infrastructure are."

Question reference: S7W-01285

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

Date lodged: 24 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 20 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has an agreed definition of collective advocacy and, if so, whether it will set this out."