Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has called on the Scottish Government to ensure that the region’s access to high-quality, Scottish-produced culture is not diminished. During a session in the Scottish Parliament, Ms Roddick raised concerns regarding the future of performances at Eden Court in Inverness by Scotland’s National Performing Companies (NPCs). The NPCs – [...]

Trade unions sound the alarm on postal vote delays ahead of Scottish Parliament vote. The SNP has said the UK Labour Government must step in to sort out Royal Mail delays ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections in May. The call comes after STUC leader Roz Foyer warned of the 'perilous' state of postal services [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick visited Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club (ICTFC) at the Sarens PSG Stadium on Friday to meet with their seven apprentices to mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week (2-6 March). The visit, coordinated by Skills Development Scotland, allowed the MSP to hear first-hand about the varied roles the seven apprentices undertake at [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has secured a major victory for rural safety as her amendment to the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill passed unanimously in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 28th January. The amendment gives local councils the ability to operate fixed-penalty notice schemes to enforce by-laws aimed at preventing wildfires. Ms Roddick has [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has lodged an amendment to the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill, seeking to empower local councils to prevent the kind of devastating wildfires that ravaged Dava Moor last year. The amendment, due for consideration at Stage 3 on Tuesday 27th January, would allow local authorities to operate fixed penalty notice [...]

The Scottish Government’s announcement that it is bringing forward the dualling of the A9 at Slochd has been welcomed by Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament today following a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Ms Roddick highlighted the importance of the section, which includes grade-separated junctions for Aviemore and [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has urged the Scottish Government to provide the earliest possible timeline for the construction of the Nairn Bypass, highlighting its critical importance for local residents and commuters. Speaking in Parliament, Ms Roddick stressed that the Inverness-Nairn section of the A96, which includes the bypass, is the most urgent infrastructure [...]

SNP MSP: As cold snap hits, Labour must take urgent action With temperatures plummeting to below freezing as the first cold snap of the winter hits Scotland, the SNP has said that Scots will face a “long, hard winter” due to Labour’s failure to get a grip of spiralling energy bills. Labour came to power [...]

Emma Roddick MSP has responded to Anas Sarwar bizarrely blaming the SNP for a lack of visa routes to Scotland, a reserved matter which the SNP has long called for power over to be devolved. The SNP MSP for the Highlands and Islands said: "Anas Sarwar previously claimed that he was pushing the Home Office [...]

Will Labour finally back Scottish agriculture after years of Westminster attacks?   The SNP has called on the Labour Party in Scotland to back Scottish famers by pushing their London bosses to deliver for Scotland’s agriculture sector in the forthcoming Budget. The call comes after NFU Scotland set out its Autumn Budget priorities which it [...]