MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Reform UK
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
Convener
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: 25 June 2026
Helen McDade (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Reform): "I thank the cabinet secretary for her statement…
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2026
Helen McDade (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Reform): "I apologise for joining the debate slightly late…
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2026
Helen McDade (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Reform): "I apologise for joining the debate slightly late…
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2026
Helen McDade (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Reform): "I thank the cabinet secretary for her statement…
Health, Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 24 June 2026
The Convener (Helen McDade): "Good morning and welcome to the first meeting in 2026 of the new Health, Care and Sport Committee. We have received no apologies, which is great. I take the opportunity to thank my parliamentary colleagues for electing me as committee convener…
Read all of Helen McDade's contributions in the Debating Chamber
Find out how Helen McDade has voted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-00469
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 89 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00469.5
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Supported by: James Adams
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 26 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00469.3
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Supported by: Kate Nevens
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 16 for, 104 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00469.1
Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 26 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00469.2
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Result 65 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
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: 3 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to Freedom of Information request FOI/202400419507, whether the meeting between the then Deputy First Minister and the WAVE Trust on 1 June 2022 (a) followed an offer to make a charitable donation or (b) was arranged entirely independently of any such offer, and whether it will review its guidance to ensure…
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 3 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 31 July 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: 2 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that newly qualified children's and young people's nurses, as a small and specialist workforce, are offered posts commensurate with the level of public investment made in their training."
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 2 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of a combined cost of £425 million for bank and agency nursing and midwifery staffing in 2025-26, equivalent to 7,320 whole-time-equivalent staff, and in the context of appointable newly qualified nurses being unable to secure permanent posts, what assessment it has made of the value for money of…
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 2 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the situation whereby appointable nursing graduates have been told that no posts are available, while at the same time as there were reportedly 3,227…
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 2 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how the further reduction in the nursing working week, which increases the number of staff required to maintain the same number of care hours, has been factored into NHS boards' plans for recruitment of newly qualified nurses."
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 2 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the current level of nursing and midwifery vacancies compared with the number of appointable graduates unable to secure posts is consistent with NHS boards' duties under the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019."
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 2 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the £10,000 non-means-tested and non-repayable annual bursary and the controlled intake target for nursing and midwifery, what its position is on whether the number of funded training places should be aligned with a corresponding commitment of funded posts upon qualification."
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 2 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of newly qualified nurses being unable to secure a post on future nursing recruitment, in light of the rate of acceptances to undergraduate nursing courses in Scotland decreasing by 5.4% in 2025, from 3,530 to 3,340, which is the lowest level in seven years."
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 2 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many candidates were assessed as suitable for appointment through NHS boards' newly qualified nurse recruitment programmes but were not offered a post, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) field of practice, in each of the last three years, and whether NHS boards operate reserve or waiting lists for such…