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 not a member of any committees
Cross-party groups
Emma is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Emma has 1 parliamentary and government role
Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees
Scottish Government
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Party Roles
Emma does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Emma has had 3 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
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 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]
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]
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 member of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Supporters' Trust. [Registered 9 August 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 10 August 2023]
I am a Friend of Eden Court Highlands, Inverness. [Registered 7 December 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: 27 September 2023
Rural Visa Pilot Scheme
The Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees (Emma Roddick): "I always used to feel bad for the folk who had to follow Christine Grahame, and here I am. I thank my Highland colleague Kate Forbes for raising an important issue in her motion, with which I whole-heartedly agree…
Chamber meeting date: 12 September 2023
Child Poverty
The Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees (Emma Roddick): "I congratulate Bob Doris on securing the debate and thank all the members who have contributed to it. It is fair to say that the debate has been very passionate…
Chamber meeting date: 7 September 2023
Sexual Harassment in Schools (Elimination)
The Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees (Emma Roddick): "The Scottish Government is clear that harassment or abuse in any form, whether in the workplace, at school, at home or in society in general, is completely reprehensible and must stop…
Chamber meeting date: 6 September 2023
Equality within the 2023-24 Programme for Government
The Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees (Emma Roddick): "Given that it is estimated that, so far, the Scottish Government’s anti-poverty measures have lifted 90,000 children out of poverty, is that not the sort of thing that we should be continuing with?"
Chamber meeting date: 27 June 2023
Illegal Migration Bill
The Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees (Emma Roddick): "The Scottish Government condemns the UK Government’s abhorrent Illegal Migration Bill, as does this Parliament, which voted overwhelmingly to reject the bill on 25 April…
Votes
How Emma Roddick has voted in Parliament
Find out how Emma Roddick has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Result 49 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Result 50 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Result 48 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Result 50 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Result 49 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
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.
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what further progress has been made regarding Moray maternity services since December 2022."
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 3 March 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of baby boxes that have been distributed since the scheme began."
Taken in the Chamber on 2 March 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its consultation document on the development of future grant support for forestry that the Minister for Environment and Land Reform announced in her opening statement in the parliamentary debate on Forestry’s Contribution to Net Zero Scotland, on 9 November 2022."
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 22 February 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how it provides support to victims of violent crime in the pre-trial period."
Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 December 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the publication, Neurological Conditions: estimating the prevalence in Scotland of selected conditions using General Practice and Hospital Admissions datasets, for what reasons there are no data on the prevalence of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) from (a) NHS Highland and…
Answered by Maree Todd on 16 January 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 December 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the publication, Neurological Conditions: estimating the prevalence in Scotland of selected conditions using General Practice and Hospital Admissions datasets, of those with a diagnosis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and in the GP practice dataset, what proportion were…
Answered by Maree Todd on 16 January 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 December 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the publication, Neurological Conditions: estimating the prevalence in Scotland of selected conditions using General Practice and Hospital Admissions datasets, of those with a diagnosis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and in the GP practice dataset, how many were children…
Answered by Maree Todd on 16 January 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 December 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the UK Government on the subject of EU replacement funding with respect to the rural affairs portfolio."
Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2022
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 November 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how children and young people can access their entitlement to the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel scheme in each local authority in the Highlands and Islands region."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 13 December 2022
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 November 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of its policy, Language Learning in Scotland: A 1+2 Approach."
Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2022