MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
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Carlisle House
Kirkcaldy
KY1 1DB
Reform UK
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
Convener
Substitute Member
Member
Reform UK
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
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 Helen McDade. The date of their initial statement was 04 June 2026.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
No registrable interests.
I jointly own a commercial property unit (shop) in South Lanarkshire with a market value of between £50,001-£100,000. I own a 50% share of the property. The property generates rental income to the value of between £5,001-£10,000 per annum. I receive 50% of this total rental income from the property.
No registrable interests.
I am a member of Pitlochry Bowling Club.
I am a member of Breadalbane and District Riding for the Disabled Association.
I was a member of ME Action Scotland between 2020 and 2024.
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.
Chamber meeting date: 8 October 2026
Helen McDade (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Reform): "I thank the cabinet secretary for her statement. She said:“It is the statutory duty of local authorities to deliver social care. Decisions about budgeting cannot take precedence over the needs of the very people we were all elected to serve…
Chamber meeting date: 8 October 2026
Helen McDade (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Reform): "I accept that Mr Kerr has not known me for long, but I would like to ask him whether he thinks that what he is describing characterises what he knows of me. If not, could he perhaps address the motion…
Chamber meeting date: 7 October 2026
Helen McDade (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Reform): "I thank the minister for her statement. The statement gives no estimate of the number of people who require the help that has been detailed in it, but there is agreement that the numbers are on the increase…
Chamber meeting date: 7 October 2026
Helen McDade (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Reform): "I offer many thanks to Patricia Gibson for securing the debate and for sharing her dreadful loss.We almost certainly all know someone, or a family, affected by a stillbirth or miscarriage or the death of a baby…
Health, Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 7 October 2026
The Convener (Helen McDade): "Good morning, and welcome to the seventh meeting in this session of the Health, Care and Sport Committee. We have no apologies. Today, we will start our pre-budget scrutiny for 2027-28…
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Motion ref. S7M-01517.1
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 96 for, 13 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517.3
Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 35 for, 74 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 70 for, 37 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01517.2
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Supported by: Patrick Harvie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Result 65 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01460.5
Submitted by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Result 21 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Find out what motions Helen McDade has submitted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-00289
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 23 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 6 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what funding it is providing to support (a) an ‘earn while you learn’ degree pathway for existing NHS ambulance staff to progress to become paramedics through an employer-supported training route while working and (b) a Technician-to-Paramedic pathway, involving the completion of a diploma with academic…
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 23 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what process it followed in selecting SAMH to deliver its new network of mental health drop-in hubs, including how it took account of existing local provision, such as Hope Point at The Centre in Dundee and the original Neuk in Perth, when reaching its decision."
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 21 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 18 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reported proposal by Stirling Council to outsource its primary and nursery school meals provision, and, in light of reported concerns raised about a similar proposal by Perth and Kinross Council in 2019, whether it plans to have discussions with Stirling Council regarding the…
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 3 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 3 August 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that offers of charitable donations linked to requests for meetings with Scottish Ministers are compatible with the Ministerial Code, and what guidance is provided to ministers and officials on how they should respond when such offers are made."
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 31 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Act 2026 and the Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Act 2026 receiving Royal Assent in May 2026, what its timescale is for implementing the provisions of these Acts and for issuing the statutory guidance required to prohibit…
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether housing girls placed for welfare reasons alongside older male offenders detained under criminal justice legislation is compatible with its obligations under the Equality Act 2010."
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many children are currently placed in each of Scotland's four secure accommodation centres on welfare grounds only, and in how many cases such children are accommodated within the same living unit as children detained under criminal justice legislation."
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of the disproportionate use of restraint of girls at St Mary's Kenmure, what the outcome has been of the Care Inspectorate and Mental Welfare Commission's 2025–26 shared visits to secure accommodation centres, and what action, if any, has been taken as a consequence."
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that a 13-year-old girl accommodated at St Mary's Kenmure secure accommodation centre had her request to be transferred away from young male offenders with whom she was placed, denied, for what reason the request was denied and what risk assessment was undertaken in relation to her safety and…
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 15 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that no external review of restraint practices at St Mary's Kenmure has been commissioned, and that the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture has requested a copy of any such review, whether it will commission or require an external review to be undertaken."