Every year on International Women’s Day, my social media feeds fill with inspirational quotes, photos of some of my favourite people, and celebrations of how far we’ve come. Being in the Scottish Parliament as a young woman, I am acutely aware of the shoulders I stand on, and I'm so proud to have got to [...]

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 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 today welcomed the vision for a fairer, greener, more equal Scotland set out by First Minister Humza Yousaf as the Scottish Parliament returned from recess. In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Humza Yousaf outlined his vision for Scotland and the outcomes his government aim to achieve by 2026 [...]

SNP MSP Emma Roddick has told constituents she continues to be a Highlands and Islands MSP first, following her appointment to government as the new Minister for Equalities, Migration, and Refugees.  She has spent her April Recess – a two-week period where MSPs do not travel to Parliament as usual – holding surgeries and meetings [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has welcomed the Scottish Government’s official apology to those affected by historic forced adoption practices, in one of Nicola Sturgeon’s final acts as First Minister.  The SNP MSP, along with Monica Lennon, Miles Briggs, Maggie Chapman, and Alex Cole-Hamilton, was a signatory of a 2022 cross-party letter to the [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has said that there is still a significant fight ahead in achieving equality for LGBTQ people. Speaking in a debate celebrating LGBTQ History Month, Ms Roddick highlighted this year’s theme of ‘Behind the Lens’, which aims to recognise the community’s contribution to art and culture throughout history.  She shared [...]

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 [...]

SNP MSP for the Highlands and Islands Emma Roddick has welcomed the news that progress has been made on closing the disability employment gap. In response to Ms Roddick speaking on the issue in the Parliament today [2nd NOVEMBER 2022], the Minister for Employment, Richard Lochhead, disclosed that the employment rate for disabled people in [...]