Emma Roddick
Scottish National Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2021 - present day
About Emma Roddick
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
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 not a member of any cross-party groups
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.
Here is the register for Emma Roddick. The date of their initial statement was 01 June 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
Until 5 May 2022, I was a Councillor with The Highland Council (of Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX). I received remuneration of between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum and spent approximately 25 hours per week in the role. My councillor’s salary received after May 2021 was donated to local charities. [Amended interest 26 May 2022]
Until May 2021 I was a Member Pioneer with The Co-operative (a Membership-led organisation involved in groceries, insurance, and funeralcare of Telford Retail Park, 74 Telford Street, Telford, Inverness, IV3 5LS). I received remuneration of up to £500 per annum and have received no remuneration since April 2021. I spent 4 hours per week on the role. [Amended interest 20 January 2022]
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I am a member of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Supporters' Trust. [Registered 9 August 2022]
I am a Friend of Eden Court Highlands, Inverness. [Registered 7 December 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 10 August 2023]
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: 15 May 2024
Housing Emergency
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "I have no issue with calling what we are in a housing emergency, a crisis, a boorach or whatever it is that people want to call it, because I do not think that it really makes a difference what term we use. What matters is what we do about it…
Chamber meeting date: 9 May 2024
Domestic Abuse of LGBTQ+ People
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "I thank Collette Stevenson for securing this debate. I know that she has taken a special interest in this issue. Her allyship is incredibly valuable and I am sure that it is appreciated by many of her constituents, as well as the wider community…
Chamber meeting date: 21 March 2024
Immediate Priorities Plan for Disabled People
The Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees (Emma Roddick): "The Scottish Government is working hard to improve the lives of disabled people…
Chamber meeting date: 20 March 2024
Third Sector (Economic Contribution)
The Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees (Emma Roddick): "I thank Kate Forbes for this debate, because it is wonderful to have the opportunity to focus on the economic advantages of having a thriving third sector. As she said in her opening speech, the third sector covers every part of life…
Chamber meeting date: 14 March 2024
Social Isolation and Loneliness
The Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees (Emma Roddick): "We published our delivery plan for our social isolation and loneliness strategy, “Recovering our Connections 2023-2026”, in March 2023…
Votes
How Emma Roddick has voted in Parliament
Find out how Emma Roddick has voted recently.
Stand Up for Teaching
Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Supported by: Roz McCall
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Result 29 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Scotland’s Housing Emergency
Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, May 13, 2024
Supported by: Sarah Boyack, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Result 95 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Stand Up for Teaching
Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Result 62 for, 62 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Stand Up for Teaching
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, May 13, 2024
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Result 62 for, 61 against, 1 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Scotland’s Housing Emergency
Submitted by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Result 69 for, 33 against, 22 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Emma Roddick in Parliament
Find out what motions Emma Roddick has submitted recently.
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.
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 March 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what further progress has been made regarding Moray maternity services since December 2022."
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 3 March 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of baby boxes that have been distributed since the scheme began."
Taken in the Chamber on 2 March 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 February 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its consultation document on the development of future grant support for forestry that the Minister for Environment and Land Reform announced in her opening statement in the parliamentary debate on Forestry’s Contribution to Net Zero Scotland, on 9 November 2022."
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 22 February 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 January 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how it provides support to victims of violent crime in the pre-trial period."
Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 December 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the publication, Neurological Conditions: estimating the prevalence in Scotland of selected conditions using General Practice and Hospital Admissions datasets, for what reasons there are no data on the prevalence of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) from (a) NHS Highland and…
Answered by Maree Todd on 16 January 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 December 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the publication, Neurological Conditions: estimating the prevalence in Scotland of selected conditions using General Practice and Hospital Admissions datasets, of those with a diagnosis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and in the GP practice dataset, how many were children…
Answered by Maree Todd on 16 January 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 December 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the publication, Neurological Conditions: estimating the prevalence in Scotland of selected conditions using General Practice and Hospital Admissions datasets, of those with a diagnosis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and in the GP practice dataset, what proportion were…
Answered by Maree Todd on 16 January 2023
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 December 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the UK Government on the subject of EU replacement funding with respect to the rural affairs portfolio."
Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2022
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 November 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how children and young people can access their entitlement to the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel scheme in each local authority in the Highlands and Islands region."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 13 December 2022
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 November 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of its policy, Language Learning in Scotland: A 1+2 Approach."
Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2022