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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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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 2 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Disability

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Social Enterprise

Co-Convener

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 4 previous roles

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

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.

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: 17 December 2024

Same-sex Marriage

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "I am grateful to all the members who join me tonight in celebrating 10 years since same-sex marriage was legislated for in Scotland by a Scottish National Party Government…

Chamber meeting date: 12 December 2024

Child Poverty (Highlands and Islands)

4. Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is tackling child poverty, including in the Highlands and Islands region. (S6O-04108)"

Chamber meeting date: 11 December 2024

Budget 2025-26

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "As inherently comfortable as I am when my party puts forward a budget that the Conservatives describe as disastrous, I cannot help but feel, when listening to the debate today, that that is what they would say regardless of what was in the budget document. The messaging from Conservatives lately is all over the place—they are desperate to criticise…

Chamber meeting date: 5 December 2024

Peat Removal (Environmental Risk)

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "The Scottish Government has invested heavily in nature-based solutions to climate change, including by doubling the rate of peatland restoration over the past two years to reach record levels…

Chamber meeting date: 4 December 2024

Budget 2025-26

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "It is very welcome that the Scottish Government is continuing to make substantial financial support available to tackle child poverty, including through the Scottish child payment, mitigating Labour’s two-child cap and ramping up housing investment without additional funding from the UK Government to do so. The recent autumn statement by the…

Votes

How Emma Roddick has voted in Parliament

Find out how Emma Roddick has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-15876

Education (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 16, 2024

Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don-Innes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Result 96 for, 0 against, 21 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15875

Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 16, 2024

Supported by: John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Result 111 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15792.3

Delivering a Common Sense Budget for Scotland

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Result 73 for, 28 against, 21 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15792

Delivering a Common Sense Budget for Scotland

Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 9, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Result 94 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15809

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Result 73 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

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 ref. S6O-04155

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its assessment of the potential impact of the UK Government’s decision to increase employer national insurance contributions on the culture sector."

Taken in the Chamber on 8 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-32394

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 December 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-30508 by Gillian Martin on 18 October 2024, whether future regional marine plans, adopted under section 5 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, will be required to set out detailed marine spatial plans for all economic and nature restoration activities within the relevant Scottish…

Answer expected on 13 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-32395

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 December 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-30510 by Gillian Martin on 18 October 2024, what specific scientific information will be provided to stakeholders in order for them to be able to meaningfully engage with the National Marine Plan 2 process."

Answer expected on 13 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-32396

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 December 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the outcome of its review into its target to deliver 110,000 affordable homes by 2032."

Answer expected on 13 January 2025

Question ref. S6O-04108

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 December 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is tackling child poverty, including in the Highlands and Islands region."

Taken in the Chamber on 12 December 2024

Question ref. S6W-31813

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on the draft findings from the A96 Corridor Review."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 28 November 2024

Question ref. S6O-04006

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government how the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill will empower local communities and ensure that land is being used to their benefit."

Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-31444

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on progress on delivering the Programme for Government commitment to expand Scotland’s Migration Service to provide more support to users."

Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 19 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-31008

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 31 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-03876 by Kaukab Stewart on 31 October 2024, in which the minister stated that people "can either be male or female", what progress it is making with the Non-Binary Equality Action Plan, and whether it remains its position that many people identify with neither a male or a female…

Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 14 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-31106

Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government when it will conclude its review of the New Build Heat Standard."

Answered by Alasdair Allan on 8 November 2024

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