Emma Roddick MSP invites constituents to a Cost of Living Support Event offering advice and assistance from a range of local organisations. MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick is hosting a Cost of Living Event in August to get organisations from across Inverness together and show people who is out there [...]

Bha e math a bhith còmhla ris an sgioba aig Cnoc Soilleir na bu thràithe air an t-seachdain. Tha am pròiseact, a tha na cho-bhanntachd eadar UHI agus Ceòlas Uibhist, a’ cuideachadh le bhith ag adhartachadh agus a’ comharrachadh dualchas cultarach Gàidhlig Uibhist a Deas. Bha e sgoinneil cluinntinn mu mar a tha an t-àite [...]

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has met with Orbex in Tongue last week to see the progress on the Sutherland Spaceport. The Spaceport, which was granted planning permission in 2020, will be the first spaceport on the UK mainland capable of vertical rocket launches. There are three locations involved in the project [...]

SNP MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick called for councils to be given the power to place levies on cruise ships visiting island communities in Parliament earlier this term. The Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill, was passed in the last Parliamentary session before recess, and will allow local authorities to apply a visitor tax on tourists [...]

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has reiterated the urgent need to do more to tackle homelessness in Scotland last month in Parliament. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament at the end of June, Emma noted that the Scottish Government must readjust their policy further in response to the housing emergency in order to [...]

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has highlighted the stigma that exists for pet owners who are trying to access the rental market. The SNP MSP was taking part in a meeting of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee remotely last week, when her pet cat, Blue, made an appearance in shot. [...]

SNP MSP Emma Roddick has claimed that the UK's exit from the EU has harmed the chances of young people in the region from being able to take up roles in the arts. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament last month, Emma said: "Scotland voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU, but was dragged out by [...]

SNP MSP for the Highlands and Islands Emma Roddick has said the Scottish Government must continue to work with its justice partners to make reporting sexual crimes easier on survivors. The question, asked in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday [26th June], comes as the Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, is seeking to overturn an 87-year-old rule [...]

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has urged the Scottish Government to allocate more funding for mobile abattoirs in the region. The Scottish Government allocated £180k last year from the Small Producers Pilot Fund, which aims to support microbusinesses in Scotland, to support two mobile abattoirs.   Emma urged the Scottish Government in [...]

Emma Roddick MSP has highlighted the systemic barriers that still exist for people in politics, and the importance of tearing these down to give those with lived experiences the opportunity to contribute to policymaking. Speaking at the Understanding, Supporting & Celebrating Autistic Lives Online Conference on Monday [17th June], Emma spoke about her experience of [...]