Celebrations were in order in Glasgow on Saturday evening as Proud Scotland hosted its annual awards ceremony. Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick was up for the Leadership Award, which recognises “an individual, or group, that has been in a leadership capacity to directly impact the LGBTQI+ community” alongside five other nominees, including her colleague [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has been helping out at one of Inverness’s community fridges this Volunteers’ Week. The local SNP representative spent an evening picking up unsold food items from a local Nisa store and delivering them to the Good-NESS Project community fridge. Set up in early 2021, the Good-NESS Project community fridge, [...]

SNP MSP Emma Roddick has said that households across the Highlands & Islands continue to be let down by the UK Government’s ‘economic mismanagement’. Whilst the UK Government welcomed news today that inflation had fallen for the first time since last August, Ms Roddick commented that, with food inflation at a near 45-year high and [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has welcomed the news that three projects in Shetland are set to benefit from the latest round of funding from the Scottish Government’s Islands Programme. Islands Secretary Mairi Gougeon announced the news in Shetland whilst attending a conference on sustainable islands – part of a two-day visit to the [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has welcomed the news that three projects in Orkney are to benefit from the Scottish Government’s Hydrogen Innovation Scheme. First Minister Humza Yousaf announced the £7 million scheme, which will support 32 projects across Scotland, whilst addressing delegates at the All-Energy conference in Glasgow this week. Following the announcement, [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick is set to lead a workshop on political campaigning for members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community in Inverness this Sunday. Ms Roddick will join local campaign group Highland Pride at Café 1668 in the city centre to deliver the workshop. During the session, attendees will have the opportunity [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick used an opportunity to question the Scottish Government this week on what support it offers victims of violent crimes in the pre-trial period. In her question, Ms Roddick raised the situation of the accused of a violent crime being released on bail despite living in the same building as [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick yesterday hit out at the UK Government’s Post Brexit attack on workers’ Rights in a debate in the Scottish Parliament. In her speech, Ms Roddick highlighted the UK Government’s increased attacks on the rights of workers through the Retained EU Law Bill, the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment [...]

Emma standing on Alness High Street Emma Roddick MSP has welcomed the news that 31,083 children and young people in across the Highlands and Islands are benefiting from free bus travel since the introduction of the SNP Government's scheme for under 22's.In figures released this week (20th September 2022), the Scottish Government revealed that - [...]

Emma speaking in Parliament Emma Roddick MSP for the Highlands & Islands has suggested that hosts taking part in the Homes for Ukraine scheme have their monthly payments increased as a result of the cost-of-living crisis and soaring energy bills.  Speaking in the Scottish Parliament, Roddick raised the suggestion with Neil Gray MSP, Minister with [...]