Scottish National Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2021 - present day
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Website: emmaroddick.scot
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18 June 2024 - 19 June 2025
Member
30 March 2023 - 08 May 2024
Scottish Government
10 November 2022 - 31 March 2023
Deputy Convener
17 June 2021 - 10 November 2022
Member
08 September 2021 - 31 March 2022
Substitute Member
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.
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]
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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]
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: 14 January 2026
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "I am pleased to hear that we are still on track and, in particular, that the Slochd section will be brought forward…
Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2026
2. Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in light of the findings of the ending homelessness together 2025 annual report. (S6O-05340)"
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 7 January 2026
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "We have already touched on a few of the practical barriers in forestry, but are there specific barriers that would put delivery of the climate change plan ambitions at risk…
Chamber meeting date: 17 December 2025
6. Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the work of community first responders. (S6O-05304)"
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 17 December 2025
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "Minister, to pick up on your back and forth with Rhoda Grant on the small producers pilot fund, can you give any reassurance about the fund? Is it the Scottish Government’s intention that the fund will continue for the foreseeable future?"
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Motion ref. S6M-20419
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Supported by: Graeme Dey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 15, 2026
Result 82 for, 1 against, 28 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20390
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 12, 2026
Supported by: Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 15, 2026
Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 60 Amendment 1
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 15, 2026
Result 22 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S6M-20416
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Result 87 for, 1 against, 25 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-20285
Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 5, 2026
Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 8, 2026
Result 65 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 17 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in light of the findings of the Ending Homelessness Together 2025 annual report."
Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 10 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the work of community first responders."
Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 17 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to its recent commitment to develop official guidance on the welfare of farmed fish, what steps it will take to ensure that the development process is fair, inclusive of all stakeholders and does not give preferential treatment to industry interests."
Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 17 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to its recent commitment to develop official guidance on the welfare of farmed fish, what steps it will take to provide prescriptive detail on meeting welfare obligations, and what consultation process will be undertaken with relevant stakeholders."
Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 19 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with delivering the Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) for demersal fish stocks."
Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 19 November 2025
Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 5 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 19 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether NHS Grampian is ensuring that all detainees in police custody in Elgin can access their prescribed medication, including methadone, in line with existing relevant operational procedures and guidance, and following the rapid review carried out in 2023."
Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 5 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 18 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress it has made towards receiving annual updates from NHS boards to ensure that the appropriate healthcare standards and practices are in place for detainees in police custody."
Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 5 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 18 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what input its ministers have had into the development of Police Scotland’s Unacceptable Actions by Complainers Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)."
Asked by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 5 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting and improving the experience of victims of domestic abuse, particularly in situations where there are young children in the family."