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“This is a demonstration of how weak devolution is.” Emma Roddick MSP says Scottish electorate should be outraged at the UK Government’s use of a Section 35 order

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has said that the UK Government’s use of a Section 35 order to block…

3 years ago

Emma Roddick MSP says austerity-led UK Government continues to hinder progress on closing Scotland’s attainment gap

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has said that Scotland’s poverty-related attainment gap cannot be tackled by schools alone, claiming…

3 years ago

“We don’t just have a mandate to deliver an independence referendum, we have a moral duty to do so” Emma Roddick MSP makes case for Independence in the Highlands

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has spoken out in support of Scottish independence, stating that people across the Highlands…

3 years ago

Emma Roddick MSP slams the Labour Party for endorsing the Tories’ reckless Brexit

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has called out the Labour Party for cosying up with the Tories…

3 years ago

Emma Roddick MSP says fallout of Brexit is an unwelcome distraction for Scotland’s haulage industry’s journey to Net Zero.

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has stated that Tory economics have had a detrimental impact on the road haulage…

3 years ago

“Labour and Tories in absolute lockstep,” SNP MSP Emma Roddick say both the UK Government and their opposition are ignoring Scotland’s needs.

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has called out Labour and the Tories for ignoring Scotland’s immigration needs. Questioning the…

3 years ago

I have written to the new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, urging him to reconsider his plans to scrap the previously proposed freeze on alcohol duty.

Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP Chancellor of the Exchequer 1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ 31st October 2022 Dear…

3 years ago

“A real demonstration of the type of government we have here in Scotland” Emma Roddick, MSP for the Highlands & Islands, welcomes news that winter child payment is to be doubled

Highlands & Islands MSP, Emma Roddick has welcomed the SNP’s announcement that support for children over the winter is to…

4 years ago

Highlands & Islands MSP highlights contrast between UK and Scottish Government approaches to cost-of-living crisis

Emma speaking in Parliament in the Programme for Government (Cost of Living) SNP MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma…

4 years ago