Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Blair McDougall is the Labour MP for East Renfrewshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade).
413
Votes Cast
£186,207
Expenses 2024-25
8,421
Majority
43.7%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£186,207
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 50,227 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
121
Written Questions
10
Oral Questions
85
Debates Spoken In⚑
248
Speeches⚑
413
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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1 AYE1 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
3 NORailways Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 10 Jun 2026
Railways Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 10 Jun 2026
3 NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 8 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 8 Jun 2026
3 NOArmed Forces Bill Committee
3 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
3 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(7)
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Chair of Stop Uyghur Genocide Charity. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 31 July 2024)
Registered 31 July 2024
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Unpaid Director of Uyghur Campaign Ltd. (Registered 31 July 2024)
Registered 31 July 2024
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- Date interest arose
- 27 January 2025
Registered 5 February 2025
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- Date interest arose
- 28 January 2025
Registered 5 February 2025
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- Date interest arose
- 10 March 2025
Registered 14 March 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Blair in Parliament
Universal Credit: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the availability of residential training places for disabled young people in Scotland on pr
X Corp: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will hold discussions with X.com on the potential impact of the output of its Grok AI on community safety.
Government Departments: X Corp
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to continue to use X.com as a platform for government communications.
British Nationals Abroad: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many consular cases involving violent crime against British tourists his Department has dealt with for customers of
St Lucia: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many consular cases involving violent crime his Department has dealt with in St Lucia in each of the last five year
Georgia: Civil Liberties
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of (a) prosecutions of oppositi
Government Departments: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to clause 6(a) of the UK-USA Economic and Prosperity Deal, published on 8 May 2025, if he will make it his policy to bar Chinese companies wi
Import Controls: Xinjiang
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to clause 6(a) of the UK-USA Economic and Prosperity Deal, published on 8 May 2025, whether she plans to direct Border Force to se
Immigration: Hong Kong
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of extending the settlement qualifying period from five to ten years on the commu
Antisemitism
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect Jewish communities from terrorist attacks.
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