My heart sank when I heard the news this week from the Supreme Court, and I know the hurt that is being felt across Scotland. I know there is fear about what this ruling means for existing laws and rights, and what will come next – work is ongoing to determine this. A number of [...]

Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, reaffirmed her commitment to biodiversity on Wednesday, 9th of April, with a visit to Achpopuli Farm near Inverness. Achpopuli Farm hosts pasture-fed animals, produces high-quality food for the community, and provides educational opportunities for local groups and the nearby school. Of the visit, Ms Roddick said: “Achpopuli Farm [...]

Emma Roddick MSP yesterday visited the National Treatment Centre (NTC) in Inverness with Neil Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care. During their visit, which marked two years of operation for the centre, Ms Roddick and Mr Gray highlighted the incredible work achieved by centre staff in their commitment to serving patients across the [...]

Emma Roddick MSP has called for the UK Labour Government to roll back its proposals to devastate disabled people and pensioners with brutal cuts to disability benefits, all in the name of balancing their failed budget This week, the Labour Government announced that it would be taking forward extensive reforms to disability benefits in its Spring Statement, including narrowing [...]

SNP MSP Emma Roddick has secured a commitment from the Scottish Government to improve access to the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for young people experiencing homelessness. EMA is a weekly payment issued directly to students and aims to support and encourage young people from low-income households to remain in education and achieve their full potential. [...]

Emma Roddick MSP has called for a strengthening of the Land Reform Bill, which passed the first stage in Parliament last week, calling for a lowering of the threshold of the size of land that is subject to provisions in the legislation, and greater transparency on landowners. The SNP MSP said: “The reaction to the [...]

SNP MSP Emma Roddick has pressed the Scottish Government today on the reported sale of the majority of Sleat peninsula, including Armadale Castle, in Skye. The isles representative has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Land Reform, Mairi Gougeon, outlining the situation and asking her to convene a meeting of relevant stakeholders to discuss next [...]