Scottish National Party
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2021 - present day
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18 June 2024 - 19 June 2025
Member
30 March 2023 - 08 May 2024
Scottish Government
10 November 2022 - 31 March 2023
Deputy Convener
17 June 2021 - 10 November 2022
Member
08 September 2021 - 31 March 2022
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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: 26 June 2025
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "I thank Douglas Ross for bringing the debate to the chamber. It is good to have the opportunity to explore what more can be done to deal with local seagull issues, many of which have been reported to me as well…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "I thank Douglas Ross for bringing the debate to the chamber. It is good to have the opportunity to explore what more can be done to deal with local seagull issues, many of which have been reported to me as well…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "It is vital that children and young people have access to the right support and specialist care. I am glad that steps forward have been taken in the understanding of complex cases, intersectionality and comorbidities in neurodivergence…
Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2025
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "Will the minister set out the additional flexibilities contained within the fiscal framework and explain whether he believes that they are sufficient to give the Scottish Government the financial levers that it requires?"
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee meeting date: 19 June 2025
Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "I was just about to ask you the question that you have just asked yourself. I am glad that you have enjoyed the evidence sessions so far—I have, too…
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Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Result 82 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Emma Roddick has submitted recently.
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: 2 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission’s May 2025 recommendation that statutory codes of practice or official guidance for the welfare of farmed and ornamental fish should be established, in light of the reported finding by the Animal Law Foundation that there have been no…
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 10 June 2025
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 27 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36400 by Mairi Gougeon on 22 April 2025, and in light of reports of significant welfare concerns, how it ensures that the enforcement of farmed fish welfare law is consistent and effective, and whether it considers the reported reliance on verbal advice, written advice and…
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 June 2025
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the procurement of replacement freight vessels for the Northern Isles Ferry Service routes from Aberdeen to Orkney and Shetland."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 4 June 2025
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding improving the process for bringing forward orders under section 104 of the Scotland Act 1998."
Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2025
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 9 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce statutory financial penalties for (a) large-scale salmon escapes and (b) environmental non-compliance within the salmon farming sector, in line with international standards"
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 16 May 2025
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of escaped farmed salmon on wild salmon populations in Scottish rivers and coastal waters."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 14 May 2025
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the (a) number and (b) installed capacity of wind farms on Scottish Government owned land is community owned."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 13 May 2025
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many wind farms are located on land owned by it, and what the total installed capacity, in megawatts, of those wind farms is."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 13 May 2025
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will decide on the award of the next Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services contract (CHFS3)."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 8 May 2025
Asked by: Roddick, Emma, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent reported figures indicating higher than average drug driving offences in the Highlands and Islands."
Taken in the Chamber on 14 May 2025