Emma Roddick MSP has called for a strengthening of the Land Reform Bill, which passed the first stage in Parliament last week, calling for a lowering of the threshold of the size of land that is subject to provisions in the legislation, and greater transparency on landowners. The SNP MSP said: “The reaction to the [...]

SNP MSP Emma Roddick has pressed the Scottish Government today on the reported sale of the majority of Sleat peninsula, including Armadale Castle, in Skye. The isles representative has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Land Reform, Mairi Gougeon, outlining the situation and asking her to convene a meeting of relevant stakeholders to discuss next [...]

MSP for the Highlands and Islands, Emma Roddick, has raised land banking investment scams - situations where small plots of agricultural land are advertised on the internet or over the phone as investment opportunities due to expected increases in value, which are often not based on reality - in the Scottish Parliament. The SNP MSP [...]

Emma Roddick has welcomed the progress of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill and called on the Scottish Government to ensure that the Bill provides adequate support to community groups who wish to take ownership of land. Ms Roddick highlighted the importance of the Bill in supporting community groups to own and manage land for 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 [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick this week heard from the John Muir Trust on its community projects in the areas around Lochinver and Assynt on a guided visit in the Culag Woods.   Ms Roddick was shown around the community-managed woodland by a team from the John Muir Trust as she continued her busy recess [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has told the Scottish Government that private investment in carbon schemes needs to complement, not damage, the needs of surrounding rural communities. The SNP MSP linked the schemes, which often involve rich private investors buying up land in the Highlands to sell carbon credits, to depopulation, saying that communities [...]

Emma Roddick MSP attended a public meeting in Invermoriston to discuss the Scottish Government's proposals for a Land Reform Bill, led by Minister for Environment and Land Reform, Mairi McAllan. Roddick commended Ms McAllan on social media for creating space for conversations around the Land Reform Bill so early in the process, explaining that this [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has weighed in on the recent land ownership scandal surrounding the “Everyone Wins” gift bags for top nominees at the Academy Awards, where recipients were given informal certificates from Highland Titles Ltd claiming they are now ‘lords’ and ‘ladies of Glencoe’ and granting them ownership of 1 square foot [...]

Emma Roddick MSP visited Migdale and Ledmore woods this week to chat to Woodland Trust workers about upcoming changes to legislation and their plans to introduce capercaillie to the woods. Roddick, who is the Scottish Environment LINK “Capercaillie Champion”, said: “It was great to get out in the fresh air and talk to the Woodland [...]