Scottish Labour
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2007 - present day
Former MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 1999 - 2003
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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
Scottish Labour
19 January 2023 - 31 January 2023
Substitute Member
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Labour
01 March 2021 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Labour
25 February 2020 - 04 May 2021
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26 November 2020 - 04 May 2021
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02 December 2020 - 04 May 2021
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16 November 2020 - 01 March 2021
Scottish Labour
05 May 2020 - 25 November 2020
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28 April 2020 - 16 November 2020
Scottish Labour
10 September 2019 - 05 May 2020
Substitute Member
02 September 2019 - 28 April 2020
Scottish Labour
10 September 2019 - 05 February 2020
Substitute Member
25 June 2019 - 30 October 2019
Appointed Member
23 April 2019 - 10 September 2019
Substitute Member
09 January 2018 - 10 September 2019
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09 January 2018 - 10 September 2019
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04 October 2018 - 02 September 2019
Scottish Labour
03 June 2019 - 02 September 2019
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01 November 2018 - 20 November 2018
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21 December 2017 - 22 October 2018
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19 December 2017 - 04 October 2018
Scottish Labour
19 December 2017 - 04 October 2018
Scottish Labour
08 June 2016 - 09 January 2018
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25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
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25 May 2016 - 19 December 2017
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06 January 2015 - 23 March 2016
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24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
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24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
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24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
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24 August 2015 - 23 March 2016
Scottish Labour
07 October 2015 - 23 March 2016
Substitute Member
03 September 2013 - 23 March 2016
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06 January 2015 - 24 August 2015
Scottish Labour
01 June 2011 - 03 September 2013
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20 December 2011 - 10 July 2013
Scottish Labour
20 December 2011 - 10 July 2013
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20 December 2011 - 10 July 2013
Scottish Labour
23 June 2011 - 21 May 2013
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20 May 2011 - 20 December 2011
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20 May 2011 - 20 December 2011
Scottish Labour
17 September 2008 - 22 March 2011
Scottish Labour
30 April 2009 - 22 March 2011
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05 November 2009 - 22 March 2011
Substitute Member
05 November 2009 - 22 March 2011
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02 October 2008 - 04 November 2009
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24 September 2008 - 20 April 2009
Scottish Labour
24 September 2008 - 20 April 2009
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20 September 2007 - 01 October 2008
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27 June 2007 - 01 October 2008
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13 June 2007 - 01 October 2008
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26 February 2002 - 31 March 2003
Scottish Government
08 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
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08 January 2001 - 31 March 2003
Member
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: 2 April 2025
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "Will the cabinet secretary consider intervening and asking the Clan Donald Lands Trust to pause the sale to enable the community to look at what is happening and perhaps come up with a bid or, in some way, influence the sale of the land?"
Chamber meeting date: 2 April 2025
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "I, too, thank Jamie Halcro Johnston for securing the debate. I also thank him and the islands cross-party group for organising the islands showcase event in Parliament today…
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 2 April 2025
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "Do you agree that there is a need for the Scottish ministers to take powers to amend environmental impact assessments and the habitats regulations through secondary legislation? Whether you agree or not, what are your reasons?"
Chamber meeting date: 1 April 2025
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "As others have said, the bill has two distinct parts. The first deals with the modernisation of courts and the justice system, which is welcome, and the second deals with reviewing deaths that relate to abusive behaviour within relationships…
Chamber meeting date: 27 March 2025
1. Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to upgrade older housing stock to make it suitable for modern-day heating systems. (S6O-04504)"
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Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Result 31 for, 60 against, 26 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Result 88 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025
Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP abstained
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: 9 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many wind farms are on land owned by it, broken down by megawatts of wind capacity generated, and what proportion of these farms are community owned."
Answer expected on 7 May 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, in light of reports that native oyster numbers within the Loch Sween Marine Protected Area have significantly declined."
Answer expected on 2 May 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what actions are being considered to address any unregulated gathering of native oysters in Marine Protected Areas, in light of recent reports of functional extinction of native oysters."
Answer expected on 2 May 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NatureScot regarding maintaining and growing native oyster populations in Marine Protected Areas, and what actions are being considered."
Answer expected on 2 May 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what vessel will be allocated to the Barra-Oban ferry route when the MV Isle of Lewis is retired from service."
Answer expected on 1 May 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Human Rights Commission’s November 2024 report, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Highlands and Islands."
Answer expected on 1 May 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration was given to the Scottish Human Rights Commission’s November 2024 report, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Highlands and Islands, when allocating its 2025-26 Budget, and what the outcome was."
Answer expected on 1 May 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the procurement of additional marine evacuation systems (MES) for CalMac since August 2016, in light of the document, Contract for the Provision of Ferry Service Between the Scottish Ministers and CalMac Ferries Ltd, stating at page 180, "We will investigate and appraise the…
Answer expected on 1 May 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the findings by the Scottish Human Rights Commission in its November 2024 report, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Highlands and Islands, in areas where the Commission identified obligations that were being (a) partially and (b) not met."
Answer expected on 1 May 2025
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its co-management process is in developing the demersal fisheries management plans."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 2 April 2025