My team and I would like to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year when it comes. My office will be closed on the 23rd of December and will reopen on the 9th of January. My inbox at emma.roddick.msp@parliament.scot will be monitored periodically for emails on the most sensitive and urgent [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has celebrated the passing of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, after being one of the final speakers on the legislation following three days of deliberations. Speaking at the end of the Stage 3 debate, Ms Roddick told colleagues the debate had planted unwarranted fear, both amongst the trans [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has welcomed UNISON’s Year of Disabled Workers 2022, stating the importance of promoting the social model of disability and highlighting the benefits of inclusivity in the workplace. Speaking in the parliament chamber, Ms Roddick said that disabled people must be encouraged to self-identify as such and called for more [...]

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has welcomed news that £20 million will be allocated to extend the Scottish Government’s Fuel Insecurity Fund during today’s [Thursday 15 December] 2023/24 Scottish Budget statement. During his statement, Deputy First Minister and acting Cabinet Secretary for Finance, John Swinney, highlighted the need to make use of [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has questioned the adequacy of the UK’s social security system, highlighting that Cold Weather Payments have failed to deliver for communities with the highest levels of fuel poverty. During a meeting of the Scottish Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee, Deputy Convener Ms Roddick pointed out that areas [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick recently visited staff, volunteers, and service users at L’Arche Highland. Ms Roddick visited two of the charity’s shared homes which each provide supported accommodation to up to seven adults with disabilities, and chatted to service users at the four workshops which give people with learning disabilities the chance to [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has welcomed the launch of a £1.4 million Islands Cost Crisis Emergency Fund, stating that the extra support will be a lifeline for many islanders in the coming months. The emergency fund, which was announced by the Scottish Government in early November as part of the 2022/23 Emergency Budget [...]

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has today [Thursday 8th December] welcomed news that the Scottish Government has made progress on delivering its BSL National Plan. Ms Roddick said she was pleased to hear that the government’s policy Language Learning in Scotland: A 1+2 approach, which promotes the learning of modern languages, had [...]

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has called out the Labour Party for cosying up with the Tories and their Brexit obsession. Ms Roddick stated that the party had failed to act as an effective opposition to the Tory Government, with no plans to redirect the UK from its disastrous Brexit path. Ms [...]

SNP MSP Emma Roddick is urging people across the Highlands & Islands to shop local this Winter, ahead of tomorrow’s [Saturday 3rd December] Small Business Saturday. Ms Roddick has stressed that the pressures facing small businesses over the last few years means that there has never been a more important time to shop local whenever [...]