Scottish Labour
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2007 - present day
Former MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 1999 - 2003
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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: 13 November 2024
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "I am slightly puzzled by the cabinet secretary’s concern about the ring fence being removed. Surely there is nothing to prevent her from putting that ring fence in place for Scottish farmers."
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 6 November 2024
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "Can we get a timeline for when the work will be done…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 5 November 2024
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "Thank you very much. I have some questions on a theme and then some supplementaries on evidence that was given previously, so bear with me if I appear to be dotting about a wee bit. First, I will ask about urban land reform…
Chamber meeting date: 31 October 2024
Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "At the weekend, the Loganair chief executive said that the flight from Stornoway to Inverness is “difficult to sustain”. That flight is a lifeline service for people who need to access healthcare services that are not available locally…
Chamber meeting date: 30 October 2024
1. Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government how youth groups can access funds to buy community assets. (S6O-03853)"
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Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 48 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Martin Whitfield, South Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Neil Bibby, Katy Clark, Rhoda Grant, Mark Griffin, Daniel Johnson, Michael Marra, Pauline McNeill, Paul O'Kane, Colin Smyth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 51 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 11, 2024
Supported by: Tess White
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 66 for, 52 against, 1 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 61 for, 0 against, 57 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Supported by: Paul McLennan, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Result 60 for, 57 against, 1 abstained, 11 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: 31 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its timeline for reviewing its good practice principles for onshore wind developments, and whether there will be opportunities for the community sector to meaningfully engage with this process."
Answered by Alasdair Allan on 13 November 2024
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there was reportedly no external evaluation of the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) prior to its retendering, and what substantive changes were made to the tender as a result of the call for feedback on CARES."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 November 2024
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered the minimum percentage of ownership stakes in any new renewable energy development that should be offered to local communities to purchase, under a good practice shared ownership model."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 November 2024
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its timeline for developing a framework to support shared ownership of renewables, as proposed within the onshore wind sector deal, and whether there will be opportunities for the community sector to meaningfully engage with this process."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 11 November 2024
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what new measures it plans to take to facilitate the expansion of renewable energy that is fully community-owned, as part of meeting its ambition to reach 2GW of community- and locally-owned energy by 2030."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 11 November 2024
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25949 by Mairi McAllan on 13 March 2024, whether it has now assessed potential public expenditure or contingent liability implications for its Budget to de-risk or otherwise sufficiently underwrite private investment in nature recovery, as part of contributing to reducing carbon…
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 30 October 2024
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what target ratio of public to private sector investment it has set when seeking to incentivise private investment in nature recovery, and whether it has established a maximum limit to the proportion that the public purse should pay of any investment."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 29 October 2024
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what transparency arrangements it proposes in relation to the sources of private finance into natural capital investments that is supported by public spending, to ensure that any such investment can be fully visible and scrutinised against high-integrity principles, and whether it will provide any financial support to…
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 29 October 2024
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what rate of direct cash return it is expecting from any public investment made in support of attracting private investment into nature recovery."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 29 October 2024
Asked by: Grant, Rhoda, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-30045 by Fiona Hyslop on 4 October 2024, what the (a) value and (b) length of the contract is with (i) naValue GmbH and (ii) Addleshaw Goddard."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 October 2024