MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region)
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Reform UK
MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
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Reform UK
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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 Max Bannerman. The date of their initial statement was 04 June 2026.
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I hold 100% of the ordinary shares in, and am the sole unremunerated director of, Balintraid Strategy Limited, a public relations company that has never traded.
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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
Max Bannerman (Highlands and Islands) (Reform): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes."
Public Service Reform Committee meeting date: 8 October 2026
Max Bannerman (Highlands and Islands) (Reform): "Good morning. I thank both witnesses for their opening statements…
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2026
Max Bannerman (Highlands and Islands) (Reform): "The First Minister has made no secret of his refusal, and that of his Government, to engage fully and properly with Reform MSPs in this chamber and beyond. Does he consider that to be consistent with his obligations under the paragraph 10…
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2026
Max Bannerman (Highlands and Islands) (Reform): "The First Minister has made no secret of his refusal, and that of his Government, to engage fully and properly with Reform MSPs in this chamber and beyond. Does he consider that to be consistent with his obligations under the paragraph 10…
Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2026
8. Max Bannerman (Highlands and Islands) (Reform): "To ask the Scottish Government what role, if any, Police Scotland has in monitoring the activities of people studying in Scotland on student visas, including what information it receives or holds regarding such individuals. (S7O-00336)"
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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 not voted
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 not voted
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 not voted
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 not voted
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
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Max Bannerman, Highlands and Islands, Reform UK
Date lodged: 23 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what role, if any, Police Scotland has in monitoring the activities of people studying in Scotland on student visas, including what information it receives or holds regarding such individuals."
Asked by: Max Bannerman, Highlands and Islands, Reform UK
Date lodged: 16 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether its Net Zero policies are compatible with stimulating local economic development."
Asked by: Max Bannerman, Highlands and Islands, Reform UK
Date lodged: 2 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether its plans for public service reform will include improvements to public infrastructure."
Asked by: Max Bannerman, Highlands and Islands, Reform UK
Date lodged: 15 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 1 July 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the House of Commons Library Standard Note SN/SC/1295, what consideration it has given to whether local authority planning application committees in Scotland qualify as an “appropriate tribunal” under Article 6 (civil) of the ECHR."
Asked by: Max Bannerman, Highlands and Islands, Reform UK
Date lodged: 29 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 12 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its current position is regarding whether it would support for a review of the governance arrangements, boundaries and size of the Highland Council area."
Asked by: Max Bannerman, Highlands and Islands, Reform UK
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what the total outstanding works on the NHS estate are, as identified through recommendations made by Healthcare Improvement Scotland and the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland."
Asked by: Max Bannerman, Highlands and Islands, Reform UK
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 8 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in response to the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland's 10-point action plan detailed in its report, Multi-system solutions for meeting the needs of autistic people and people with ADHD in Scotland."
Asked by: Max Bannerman, Highlands and Islands, Reform UK
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 5 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been undertaken regarding a potential connection between the West Highland and Highland Main railway lines, which are 17 miles apart at their closest points."
Asked by: Max Bannerman, Highlands and Islands, Reform UK
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 3 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what planning and practice scenarios have been undertaken with rural Scottish Fire and Rescue Service stations to address the practicalities of it responding to a potential battery energy storage scheme fire."
Asked by: Max Bannerman, Highlands and Islands, Reform UK
Date lodged: 27 May 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether its commitment to reform public services includes removing reported blockages and inefficiencies in delayed capital projects, such as the A9 and A96 dualling, to expedite their completion."
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