Rhoda Grant

Thank you for contacting me in regard to the recent UK Budget announcement on NICs and how this will affect dentists.

The Scottish Government have been given the largest block grant in history and it is now for them to decide how to deliver it to the frontline services that people depend on.

Thanks to Labour’s budget they will receive an additional £1.5bn this year and £3.4bn next year.

The Scottish Government must now listen to calls from stakeholders and use the money they have effectively to ensure that charities (GPs and dentists) are supported, especially those in the care sector, and that public service delivery is prioritised.

About

Born in Stornoway, brought up on the south shores of Loch Torridon in Wester Ross and now living in Inverness, Rhoda has experience of living in both rural and urban areas of the Highlands and Islands, giving her the knowledge to understand the various challenges faced by our communities.

Rhoda has worked in both the public and private sectors in the Highlands. Employed for a number of years with the public sector trade union Unison and The Highland Council, then as a Member of the Scottish Parliament between 1999 and 2003, then again from 2007.

Rhoda has held many Shadow Cabinet roles including Rural and Connectivity Cabinet Secretary, Shadow Women and Equalities Spokesperson, Shadow Health Minister, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Shadow Minister for Economy, and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice. She is currently the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Land Reform, Islands.