Growing up in Ross-shire, now living in Inverness, and representing the Highlands and Islands in the Scottish Parliament, this region is more than just my workplace; it’s my home.  And because of that, I care passionately about its future, and the future of the people who live here year-round - and I'm very familiar with [...]

SNP MSP Emma Roddick has pressed the Scottish Government on its work to support the whisky export sector, a cornerstone of the region’s economy, amid ongoing global challenges and following a visit to Tomatin Distillery. During the session, Ms Roddick emphasised the significant hurdles faced by the whisky industry, particularly in the wake of Brexit. [...]

Emma Roddick MSP has condemned the UK Labour Government for continuing to inflict Westminster’s austerity agenda on Scottish families, as new figures revealed that the SNP Scottish Government was forced to spend £245,337 in Shetland last year mitigating harmful Labour welfare policies, including the widely hated Bedroom Tax, through Discretionary Housing Payments. New figures have [...]

Emma Roddick MSP has called out the UK Government’s deal with the European Union as a “horror show” and “betrayal” of Scotland’s fishermen, referencing an intervention from Scottish Fishermen’s Federation in the Scottish Parliament today. In a question to the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, the Highlands and Islands representative said: “The Scottish Fishermen's Federation [...]

Emma has praised the third sector for the social and economic impact it has in the Highlands. In a Members’ Debate on Wednesday [20th of March], Emma highlighted that the third sector covers “every part of life” and local third sector organisations, such as Eden Court, have a huge impact in the region. Speaking after the [...]

Emma has heard of the success of the Victorian Market in Inverness after £1.8 million was invested as part of plans to revitalise the city centre. Last week, Emma had a walk around the Victorian Market on Thursday to hear about how things were going since the renovation was complete and future plans for the [...]

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 [...]

SNP MSP Emma Roddick this week met with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) in Shetland.  Ms Roddick sat down with HIE area manager for Shetland, Katrina Wiseman, to discuss how the development agency is working to support businesses and communities in Shetland and attract investment in the region.  Commenting on her visit, Ms Roddick said:  “I had [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has said that ‘community empowerment’ must be at the centre of Scotland’s economics as MSPs discuss the transition to a wellbeing economy. During a debate in the Scottish Parliament, Ms Roddick expressed that the UK’s trickle-down economic framework and failure to redistribute wealth was not working for communities in [...]

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 [...]