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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Emma Roddick

Scottish National Party

MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) 2021 - present day

About Emma Roddick

Contact details

Contact online

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 a member of 4 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Disability

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Gaelic

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Social Enterprise

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Wood Panel Industry

Member

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 5 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

18 June 2024 - 19 June 2025

Local Government Housing and Planning Committee

Member

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.

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: 17 June 2025

Child Poverty

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "I note that Professor Danny Dorling has published a piece that praises the Scottish Government’s work on tackling child poverty, in which he says: “Scotland has shown what can be done and needs to be done…

Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2025

Health and Social Care

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "I have heard from constituents who are British Sign Language users who have been assessed for a care support package but cannot access it due to a lack of BSL-trained support workers…

Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2025

Health and Social Care

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "I have heard from constituents who are British Sign Language users who have been assessed for a care support package but cannot access it due to a lack of BSL-trained support workers…

Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2025

Scottish Languages Bill: Stage 3

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "Tapadh leibh, Oifigeir Riaghlaidh. The bill makes provision for local authorities to designate areas of linguistic significance…

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee meeting date: 12 June 2025

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Stage 1

Emma Roddick (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): "Minister, you said that the Scottish Government supports the principle of a recall mechanism. Can you expand on exactly why that is?"

Votes

How Emma Roddick has voted in Parliament

Find out how Emma Roddick has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-18016.1

Progressing National Advisory Council on Women and Girls Recommendations on Equality

Submitted by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 19, 2025

Result 24 for, 60 against, 16 abstained, 29 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17981.3

Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector

Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Supported by: Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Result 62 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17981.1

Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector

Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Result 46 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17981.2

Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Result 7 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17981

Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 16, 2025

Supported by: Douglas Lumsden
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Result 62 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

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.

Question ref. S6W-38095

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

Question ref. S6W-38378

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

Question ref. S6W-37799

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

Question ref. S6O-04736

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

Question ref. S6W-37451

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

Question ref. S6W-37450

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

Question ref. S6W-37092

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

Question ref. S6W-37093

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

Question ref. S6W-37565

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

Question ref. S6O-04653

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

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