SNP MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has called for an expansion to the visitor levy to include motorhomes. The Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill, that was passed last week [28th of May], will allow local authorities to apply a visitor tax on tourists to generate funds for communities so that facilities and roads can be upkept [...]

MSP for the Highlands and Islands Emma Roddick has launched a new survey to hear what issues constituents across the region are concerned about. With a fresh start for the SNP as a minority government in Holyrood, Emma is keen to hear from constituents directly about what their priorities and concerns are, to take them forward to Parliament on their behalf. The [...]

MSP for the Highlands and Islands Emma Roddick has claimed in Parliament that those who own multi-million-pound estates have a responsibility to ensure the wider community benefits from the land. The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill, which is currently going through the Scottish Parliament having been introduced in March this year, aims to reform the law [...]

Emma Roddick MSP has spoken out about the need to reassure rural and island Scotland that a minority SNP government will work for them. Questioning the First Minister John Swinney as he stated his priorities for Scotland in a statement to Parliament today, the Highlands & Islands MSP pushed for commitments to rural and island [...]

Emma Roddick MSP pressed the Scottish Government last week for "clarity" on rules around wood-burning stoves, following confusion as to whether they are banned for use in new-build properties as a main heating source despite being a sustainable fuel. The Minister for Climate Action, Gillian Martin, confirmed in the Chamber that she will be undertaking [...]

Emma Roddick MSP is calling for nominations of Local Heroes from the Highlands & Islands to celebrate 25 years of the Scottish Parliament. MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick is on the search for a Local Hero who has made a positive difference for other in the region. Emma is keen [...]

MSP for the Highlands and Islands Emma Roddick has highlighted the need to make sure existing homes are being used as houses, and that people can afford rents and mortgages, alongside housebuilding when preventing homelessness and tackling what the Scottish Government agreed this week [Wednesday 15th May] is a “housing emergency”. The SNP MSP reminded the [...]

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has been appointed to the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee at the Scottish Parliament. The Committee focuses on areas including rural land use, forestry, farming and crofting, food and drink supply chain, animal welfare and wildlife crime, and fisheries and aquaculture, and will scrutinise the Parliament’s work [...]

Emma Roddick has welcomed an announcement from the Deputy First Minister, Shona Robison, that a new strategic National Islands Plan will be published next year. In 2019, the first National Islands Plan was published, aiming to support and strengthen our islands by providing them with the resources they needed to continue to thrive. The updated plan, due to be published in [...]

Emma Roddick visted Da Gairdins to hear about the history of the land and how the charity was formed. Da Gairdins in Whiteness is a 60-acre site filled with woodland, gardens, and ponds, with a view across the sea. Ruby Inkster and her late husband Alan founded Da Gairdins, a place where her family had [...]