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: 23 September 2026
Helen McDade (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Reform): "The minister is trying to distract with her talk of nitazene, synthetic opioids and how to take drugs more safely and in more places. Einstein said that, when something has not worked, it is insanity to do more of it…
Chamber meeting date: 23 September 2026
Helen McDade (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Reform): "I thank the minister for her motion. We can all agree that, when flooding impacts on homes, families and businesses, the results are often devastating…
Chamber meeting date: 23 September 2026
Helen McDade (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Reform): "I thank Jackie Baillie for bringing the debate to the chamber, and I thank Young Lives vs Cancer and other charities that have provided information on this important topic…
Chamber meeting date: 17 September 2026
Helen McDade (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Reform): "I look forward to more detail on what we have just heard. There is obviously a lot behind that, so it is hard to know whether we agree or disagree.I want to pick up a couple of things that the cabinet secretary said…
Chamber meeting date: 17 September 2026
Helen McDade (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Reform): "I thank Stephen Kerr for bringing this debate forward, and I am particularly pleased to talk about this issue because the motion references Mid Scotland and Fife.I will start by talking about Mid Scotland and Fife and other rural areas…
Read all of Helen McDade's contributions in the Debating Chamber
Find out how Helen McDade has voted recently.
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
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
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
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
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
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: 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 Nook in Perth, when reaching its decision."
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 23 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 7 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: 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: 16 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the contrast between the three to five written complaints made annually and the safeguarding concerns identified by the Care Inspectorate and the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, what specific steps it will take to improve children's confidence in the internal complaints system at St…
Asked by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: 16 July 2026
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 30 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture report on its June 2025 visit to Scotland, which was published on 2 July 2026, by what date it will implement the outstanding recommendations of this report in relation to children's secure accommodation, and how it will report progress."
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, 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."
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."