Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has warned against normalising the large wealth gap in the UK. Leading a debate on UK Income Inequality in the Scottish Parliament today [Thursday 9th February], Ms Roddick highlighted the findings of recent analysis by the Financial Times which investigated the standard of living of the worst-off in the [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP has said that she shares the frustrations of her constituents in the Highlands following the news that the procurement for the Tomatin to Moy section of the A9 dualling project is to be delayed after it only received one tender submission. Ms Roddick pressed the Minister for Transport, Jenny Gilruth, to [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has praised Social Security Scotland for its progressive approach to the delivery of benefits across the Highlands and the rest of Scotland. During her speech on the agency’s soon-to-be thirteen benefits for Scotland, Ms Roddick took the opportunity to highlight her visit to the Local Delivery Team for the [...]

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has called for the Scottish Conservatives to apologise to the Scottish Parliament after details of their opposition debate were sent to media outlets and lobbyists before colleagues or the Parliamentary Bureau, a cross-party body which agrees business in Holyrood. Calling a point of order before Scottish Conservative [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has been out and about in Uist speaking to several local organisations, parents, and employers with colleagues from the Scottish Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee as part of its Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry. Ms Roddick, Deputy Convenor of the Committee, delivered an introduction on the first [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has said that the UK Government’s use of a Section 35 order to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill is an attack on devolution and on democracy itself. Speaking to Times Radio this morning [Tuesday 17th January], Ms Roddick expressed her anger at the UK Government’s decision to [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has said that Scotland’s poverty-related attainment gap cannot be tackled by schools alone, claiming that UK Government welfare policy is hindering Scotland’s progress. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament, Ms Roddick pressed the Scottish Government on the measures being implemented to tackle the drivers of poverty. The Cabinet Secretary for [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has spoken out in support of Scottish independence, stating that people across the Highlands have been hit hard by reckless UK Government decisions, and must now be given the choice. Speaking in the Scottish Government’s debate on People’s Right to Choose - Respecting Scotland’s Democratic Mandate, Ms Roddick highlighted [...]

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has stressed the importance of informed patient choice when considering the use of surgical mesh treatment. Contributing to a debate on a public petition which called for suspending the use of surgical mesh and fixation devices, Ms Roddick praised the work of surgical mesh petitioners, expressing that [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick recently paid her second visit to Inverness-based charity Oxygen Works. The charity offers oxygen therapy through a range of techniques to those with various health conditions across the Highlands & Islands. Ms Roddick praised the charity’s wide range of services, saying it was fantastic to see such innovative support [...]