Scottish Labour
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2007 - present day
Former MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 1999 - 2003
Post-d: Rhoda.Grant.msp@parliament.scot
Website: rhodagrant.org.uk
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22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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19 January 2023 - 31 January 2023
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01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
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26 November 2020 - 04 May 2021
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16 November 2020 - 01 March 2021
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10 September 2019 - 05 May 2020
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02 September 2019 - 28 April 2020
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25 June 2019 - 30 October 2019
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23 April 2019 - 10 September 2019
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04 October 2018 - 02 September 2019
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06 January 2015 - 24 August 2015
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20 December 2011 - 10 July 2013
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20 December 2011 - 10 July 2013
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20 December 2011 - 10 July 2013
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23 June 2011 - 21 May 2013
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17 September 2008 - 22 March 2011
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05 November 2009 - 22 March 2011
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05 November 2009 - 22 March 2011
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30 April 2009 - 22 March 2011
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02 October 2008 - 04 November 2009
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24 September 2008 - 20 April 2009
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24 September 2008 - 20 April 2009
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27 June 2007 - 01 October 2008
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20 September 2007 - 01 October 2008
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13 June 2007 - 01 October 2008
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26 February 2002 - 31 March 2003
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08 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
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08 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
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17 June 1999 - 07 January 2001
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17 June 1999 - 07 January 2001
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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: 12 December 2024
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "Will the cabinet secretary take an intervention?"
Chamber meeting date: 11 December 2024
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "This SSI will unfairly disadvantage small herd farmers and crofters, especially those who are farming on islands and poorer land. It imposes a calving interval conditionality of 410 days on support from the suckler beef support scheme…
Chamber meeting date: 10 December 2024
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "The theme for this year’s human rights day is “our rights, our future, right now”…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 10 December 2024
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "Thank you, convener. I have a supplementary and a substantive question, if that is okay. A lot of this morning’s discussion has been about land management plans and how they relate to crofting…
Chamber meeting date: 5 December 2024
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "Yesterday, we heard that Sutherland spaceport has been mothballed by Orbex. The spaceport was a positive development for the Sutherland community, bringing 40 jobs and economic benefits to a part of the Highlands that has suffered from depopulation…
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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 abstained
Vote Passed
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
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 abstained
Vote Passed
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
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 against
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Rhoda Grant has submitted recently.
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: 12 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether illness would qualify crofters and farmers for protection of their subsidies under the force majeure clause in the Rural Support (Improvement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024."
Answer expected on 9 January 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) weather conditions and (b) late delivery of a bull would qualify crofters and farmers for protection of their subsidies under the force majeure clause in the Rural Support (Improvement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024, and in what circumstances the late delivery of artificial…
Answer expected on 9 January 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what qualifying circumstances would be covered under the force majeure clause in the Rural Support (Improvement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024, and how crofters and farmers can (a) access protection and (b) appeal a decision of a rejected application to access protection under this clause."
Answer expected on 9 January 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether animal health concerns would qualify crofters and farmers for protection of their subsidies under the force majeure clause in the Rural Support (Improvement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024…
Answer expected on 9 January 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider introducing a policy that no individual will be appointed to the board of David MacBrayne Limited or CMAL without being able to demonstrate experience of island communities and conditions."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2024
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Transport last met with Erik Østergaard (a) in person and (b) remotely."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2024
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government on what (a) relevant knowledge and (b) experience the Cabinet Secretary for Transport based her appointment of Mark Tarry to the board of CMAL."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2024
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many hectares of marine environment (a) are currently undergoing active restoration work and (b) have planned active restoration work."
Answer expected on 7 January 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish a restoration plan for marine and coastal areas, which was scheduled for publication by 2025."
Answer expected on 7 January 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to conclude its review of the use of ultra-high frequency electronic identification in livestock."
Answer expected on 7 January 2025