Inverness MSP Emma Roddick has met with the Minister for Public Health to explore if a “middle ground” can be found on new non-surgical procedure laws that local clinicians warn could drive up costs and divert staff from the NHS. The Scottish Government’s Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill currently proposes that [...]

Proposed changes to parking at West Bay Car Park in Mallaig must be scrapped to protect the viability of Small Isles communities, according to Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick.  The Highland Council has brought forward a proposal to limit parking at the site to twenty-four hours, a move that has sparked significant concern among [...]

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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 [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has pressed the Scottish Government to speed up the implementation of new fireworks laws, warning that delays are prolonging “unacceptable risk” to animal welfare. Speaking in Parliament, Ms Roddick highlighted concerns from animal welfare charities and the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission (SAWC) about the severe distress that fireworks cause [...]

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 [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has welcomed a commitment from the Scottish Government to give community energy projects priority access to public land sites due for repowering. The move, announced in response to a question from Ms Roddick, will give communities in the Highlands and Islands a better chance to benefit directly from local [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has welcomed the progress of the new Nairn Academy building, highlighting it as part of the Scottish Government's wider commitment to investing in education across the Highlands. Ms Roddick's visit to the construction site follows her previous work to ensure the project could go ahead, including pressing the Scottish [...]

To mark Climate Action Week, Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick joined the Inverness Tool Library for their climate awareness morning. The event is one of several events being held as part of the Highlands and Islands Climate Festival. The Tool Library, based in the Carse area of Inverness, enables residents to borrow tools for [...]