Rhoda Grant
Scottish Labour
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2007 - present day
Former MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 1999 - 2003
About Rhoda Grant
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
Website: rhodagrant.org.uk
Twitter: @rhodagrant
Facebook: Rhoda's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5766
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
PO Box 5717,
3 Gordon Terrace
Inverness
IV2 3HD
Phone: 01463 716299
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Rhoda is a member of 2 committees
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Substitute Member
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Rhoda is a member of 17 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Crofting
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Food
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Funerals and Bereavement
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Gaelic
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Human Trafficking
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Islands
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Malawi
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Men's Violence Against Women and Children
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Older People, Age and Ageing
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poverty
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scotch Whisky
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Social Enterprise
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Taiwan
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tibet
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Visual Impairment
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Rhoda does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Rhoda has 3 party roles
Chief Whip
Scottish Labour
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Islands
Scottish Labour
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Land Reform
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Rhoda has had 30 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
19 January 2023 - 31 January 2023
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
25 February 2020 - 04 May 2021
Finance and Constitution Committee
Substitute Member
26 November 2020 - 04 May 2021
Justice Committee
Member
02 December 2020 - 04 May 2021
Justice SubCommittee on Policing
Member
05 May 2020 - 25 November 2020
Economy Energy and Fair Work Committee
Member
10 September 2019 - 05 May 2020
Economy Energy and Fair Work Committee
Substitute Member
10 September 2019 - 05 February 2020
Finance and Constitution Committee
Substitute Member
25 June 2019 - 30 October 2019
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Appointed Member
23 April 2019 - 10 September 2019
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Substitute Member
09 January 2018 - 10 September 2019
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
09 January 2018 - 10 September 2019
Equalities and Human Rights Committee
Substitute Member
03 June 2019 - 02 September 2019
Parliamentary Bureau
Member
01 November 2018 - 20 November 2018
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Member
21 December 2017 - 22 October 2018
Parliamentary Bureau
Member
08 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
Member
07 October 2015 - 23 March 2016
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
03 September 2013 - 23 March 2016
Health and Sport Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 03 September 2013
Economy Energy and Tourism Committee
Member
23 June 2011 - 21 May 2013
Health and Sport Committee
Substitute Member
30 April 2009 - 22 March 2011
Health and Sport Committee
Member
05 November 2009 - 22 March 2011
Equal Opportunities Committee
Substitute Member
05 November 2009 - 22 March 2011
Subordinate Legislation Committee
Member
02 October 2008 - 04 November 2009
Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
Substitute Member
20 September 2007 - 01 October 2008
Health and Sport Committee
Member
13 June 2007 - 01 October 2008
Public Petitions Committee
Member
27 June 2007 - 01 October 2008
Local Government and Communities Committee
Substitute Member
08 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
Rural Development Committee
Member
08 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
Public Petitions Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 07 January 2001
Finance Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 07 January 2001
Rural Affairs Committee
Member
Register of interests
Rhoda'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 Rhoda Grant. The date of their initial statement was 18 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
On 1 July 2022 I received two tickets from Inverness Caledonian Thistle (a Football Club of Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, Stadium Road, Inverness IV1 1FF) for the Andrea Bocelli - Believe World Tour. The value of the tickets was £330. [Registered 4 July 2022]
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
I own a sixth share of a house in Lewis with a market value of between £100,001 and £150,000. The gross income is up to £5,000 per annum.
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
From 29 September 2020 until 22 July 2021, I was in receipt of the services of an intern. The intern received a bursary from CARE (Christian Action Research and Education), for the educational component of its Leadership Programme only, and provided services separately to me in their own time. I paid for their services, for seven hours per week, between April and July 2021 and the intern was a self-funded volunteer for the rest of the placement. [Amended interest, 4 July 2022; Amended interest, 18 July 2022]
I am a Director of the North Applecross Woodlands Company Limited. There is no remuneration attached to the post.
I received on bottle of whisky from the Scotch Whisky Association, the nominal value for the COP26 Limited Edition Blended Scotch Whisky to be £30, although it is not for commercial sale. [Registered 16 December 2021]
I received £100 from Unison as a contribution to my regional list selection campaign.
I am a member of the Co-Operative Party.
Between 10 and 13 May 2022, I attended and spoke at a United Nations conference entitled "Improving response to trafficking in persons for sexual exploitation especially women and girls, through addressing demand in South-Eastern Europe". The total cost of the visit, including travel, accommodation and subsistence, came to £1,184 and was met by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - Human trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section, Organized Crime and Illicit Trafficking Branch. [Registered 28 July 2022]
I am a member of Unison.
I am the Vice Chair of Friends of the Far North Line. This is an honorary position for which I receive no remuneration.
I am a member of the Co-Operative Party MSP Group.
Recent Activity
What was said
What Rhoda Grant 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: 8 February 2023
A9 Dualling
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "This is a total betrayal of the Highlands. It is a broken promise—I wonder whether the Government ever intended to keep it…
Chamber meeting date: 7 February 2023
Social Security Programme Business Case
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "That speech finished, again, with a call for more powers, but when the Scottish Government gets such powers, it hands them straight back…
Chamber meeting date: 2 February 2023
Maternity Services (Caithness)
1. Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will conduct an independent review into the maternity model in Caithness. (S6O-01860)"
Chamber meeting date: 26 January 2023
Transport Connectivity (Islands)
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "Orkney ferries are old and in need of replacement. The council has been asking for assistance from the Scottish Government for many years but is yet to receive it…
Chamber meeting date: 19 January 2023
Carbon Neutral Islands Project
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "I thank the cabinet secretary for prior sight of the “Carbon Neutral Islands Project Progress Report”. I am glad that the report mentions fuel poverty, because all our islands suffer from that, in common with other off-gas-grid areas…
Votes
How Rhoda Grant has voted in Parliament
Find out how Rhoda Grant has voted recently.
Addressing the Crisis in NHS Dentistry
Submitted by: Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Result 53 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Addressing the Crisis in NHS Dentistry
Submitted by: Maree Todd, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Supported by: Kevin Stewart, Humza Yousaf
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Result 67 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Investing in the Future of Social Care
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Result 21 for, 95 against, 4 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Investing in the Future of Social Care
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, February 6, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Result 67 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Addressing the Crisis in NHS Dentistry
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Monday, February 6, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Result 65 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Rhoda Grant in Parliament
Find out what motions Rhoda Grant has submitted recently.
Questions
Questions Rhoda Grant has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many fatalities were recorded on the A9 between Perth and Inverness in each year from 2012 up to and including 2022."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 February 2023
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of prosecutions of alleged perpetrators of modern slavery."
Answered by Ruth Charteris on 2 February 2023
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce commercial sexual exploitation by tackling demand among men."
Answered by Elena Whitham on 31 January 2023
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to provide support to people seeking to exit commercial sexual exploitation."
Answered by Elena Whitham on 31 January 2023
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the war in Ukraine on human trafficking inflows in Scotland."
Answered by Elena Whitham on 31 January 2023
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many speeding tickets were issued to drivers on the A9 between Perth and Inverness in each year from 2012 up to and including 2022, broken down by whether they were related to (a) mobile safety cameras, (b) traffic police and (c) average speed cameras."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 31 January 2023
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many prosecutions of alleged perpetrators of modern slavery there have been in each of the last 10 years."
Answered by Keith Brown on 30 January 2023
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will conduct an independent review into the maternity model in Caithness."
Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2023
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government which estates within the Monadhliath Deer Management Group have received funding for peatland restoration in each of the last five years through the peatland restoration project funds administered by NatureScot (formerly Scottish Natural Heritage); how much each estate has received in each of the last five years, and…
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 20 January 2023
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 December 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of any vacancies or shortages of (a) nurses and (b) pharmacists in the delivery of specialist homecare medicines services, and any impact these have on (i) performance and (ii) patient safety."
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 January 2023