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Amanda Bland

Reform UK

MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West (Region)

About Amanda Bland

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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Reform UK
MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West (Region)
07 May 2026 to present

Committees

Amanda Bland is a member of 1 committee

Criminal Justice Committee

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Cross-party groups

Amanda Bland is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Amanda Bland does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Amanda Bland has 1 party role

Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice

Reform UK

Previous roles

Amanda Bland does not have any previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

Register of interests

Amanda Bland's register of interests

MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.

Here is the register for Amanda Bland. The date of their initial statement was 20 May 2026.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests.

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Controlled transactions

No registrable interests.

Heritable property

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Interest in shares

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Voluntary

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Recent Activity

Official Report

What Amanda Bland has said in Parliament

These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.

Dangerous Dogs (Compensation and Exemption Schemes) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No 2) Order 2026

Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 23 September 2026

Amanda Bland (Central Scotland and Lothians West) (Reform): "In addition to Mr Kerr’s comments, were different age thresholds considered as part of the child rights and wellbeing impact assessment, and why did the Government come to this decision…

Armed Forces Bill

Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 23 September 2026

Amanda Bland: "I would like to understand further the cross-border enforcement framework—for example, in a case where a victim lives in England and the person who is the subject of the non-harassment order lives in Scotland…

Domestic Abuse (Advocacy and Victim Experience)

Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 23 September 2026

Amanda Bland: "Welcome, Fiona and Nicola. It has been interesting to listen to your evidence. I will open up the discussion and go right back to prevention looking at society as a whole…

Domestic Abuse (Justice Response)

Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 23 September 2026

Amanda Bland: "Good morning, and thank you for coming.My first question is for the police…

Bairns’ Hoose Provision

Chamber meeting date: 22 September 2026

Amanda Bland (Central Scotland and Lothians West) (Reform): "In the light of concerns raised at the Criminal Justice Committee on 9 September regarding the lack of progress in developing bairns’ hoose places for children, what specific action will be taken to accelerate the delivery of bairns’ hoose services across Scotland? What funding, national co-ordination and timetable will be provided to ensure that…

Votes

How Amanda Bland has voted in Parliament

Find out how Amanda Bland has voted recently.

Growing Scotland’s Creative Economy

Motion ref. S7M-01304.2

Submitted by: Q Manivannan, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026

Result 99 for, 16 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Growing Scotland’s Creative Economy

Motion ref. S7M-01304.4

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026

Result 40 for, 65 against, 7 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Growing Scotland’s Creative Economy

Motion ref. S7M-01304

Submitted by: Màiri McAllan, Clydesdale, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Martyn Day, Alyn Smith
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026

Result 89 for, 22 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Growing Scotland’s Creative Economy

Motion ref. S7M-01304.3

Submitted by: Katherine Sangster, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026

Result 46 for, 53 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Growing Scotland’s Creative Economy

Motion ref. S7M-01304.1

Submitted by: David Kirkwood, South Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026

Result 15 for, 93 against, 7 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Amanda Bland has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S7O-00319

Asked by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK

Date lodged: 23 September 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the limited evening and Sunday bus provision in some parts of Central Scotland and Lothians West, whether it will commit to working with local authorities and bus operators to ensure that communities currently without adequate services have access to reliable and affordable public transport throughout the…

Question reference: S7W-03387

Asked by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK

Date lodged: 16 September 2026

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of reports of unsatisfactory outcomes across the justice system, including whether these factors are operational or system-wide in nature."

Question reference: S7W-02919

Asked by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK

Date lodged: 3 September 2026

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 15 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that only prisoners who have suitable accommodation, support and supervision in place, will be granted early release, in order to protect public safety and reduce the risk of reoffending."

Question reference: S7O-00220

Asked by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK

Date lodged: 9 September 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of a recent Police Scotland Freedom of Information response indicating that there have been 342 referrals involving South-East Asian children since 2020, including 31 cases of sexual exploitation, what action it is taking to ensure that Vietnamese children at risk of trafficking are identified at an early…