Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has urged the UK Government to act urgently to support students from Gaza who have been offered university places in Scotland. The call follows a recent intervention by First Minister John Swinney, who has urged Westminster to do everything in its power to facilitate the safe passage of Palestinian [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has welcomed a new £10 million Scottish Government fund designed to increase the number of accessible toilet facilities across the region. The fund will provide up to 150 new Changing Places Toilets, which are specialist facilities for people with complex needs and disabilities who require carer support and equipment [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has welcomed Minister for Higher and Further Education, Graeme Dey MSP, to the UHI Advanced Construction Centre in Inverness. The visit came after the MSP welcomed the minister to the region to learn more about the ground-breaking work being done at the Inverness Campus. The visit allowed Ms Roddick [...]

MSP for the Highlands and Islands, Emma Roddick, has welcomed the recent work being done by the Highland Wildlife Park to support the conservation and repopulation efforts of Scottish Wildcats. The MSP visited the Highland Wildlife Park to hear about the efforts to help repopulate the Scottish Highlands with wildcats through an ethical and focused [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has praised the Friends of Merkinch Local Nature Reserve for their decades of dedicated volunteer work, following a visit to the site. The nature reserve, which sits on the edge of the Moray Firth, is home to a wide array of wildlife, from roe deer to otters and a [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has championed Inverness Rowing Club after experiencing the Caledonian Canal from a unique perspective during a recent visit. Ms Roddick celebrated the club's successful bid for Sportscotland funding and their strong commitment to ensuring accessibility for all members of the community by joining members in the canal. During her [...]

Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands MSP, has continued her long-standing support and celebration of the Baby Box Scheme, first introduced in 2017. Emma noted the success and impact of these boxes on families within the Highlands and Islands previously, when the fifth anniversary of the scheme rolled around, noting they are "more important than ever [...]

Emma stands on a pier in the Cromarty Firth, on the eve of the 2014 referendum. Without the independence referendum, there’s not a chance I’d be doing what I’m doing today.  I wasn’t taught that there was a place for me in politics, certainly not parliament.  I was a campaigner: I was a [...]