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).

427

Votes Cast

£186,207

Expenses 2024-25

8,421

Majority

43.7%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£186,207

Staffing£122,869
Office£25,725
Travel£18,844
Accommodation£18,208
Other£560

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 50,227 voters

Labour
21,935 votes43.7%
Scottish National Party
13,514 votes26.9%
Conservative
8,494 votes16.9%
Reform UK
2,360 votes4.7%
Scottish Green Party
1,510 votes3.0%
Liberal Democrat
1,150 votes2.3%
Scottish Family Party
487 votes1.0%
Liberal
481 votes1.0%
Independence for Scotland Party
296 votes0.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

121

Written Questions

10

Oral Questions

87

Debates Spoken In

272

Speeches

427

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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Aye: 217No: 210

427 votes — page 2 of 18

2 NO

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 10 Jun 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 8 Jun 2026

3 NO

Armed Forces Bill Committee

3 votes · 2 Jun 2026

8 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

8 votes · 21 Apr 2026

2 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

2 votes · 20 Apr 2026

Financial Interests(7)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Chair of Stop Uyghur Genocide Charity. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 31 July 2024)

Registered 31 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Unpaid Director of Uyghur Campaign Ltd. (Registered 31 July 2024)

Registered 31 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
27 January 2025

Registered 5 February 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
28 January 2025

Registered 5 February 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
10 March 2025

Registered 14 March 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Blair in Parliament

Drugs: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the Scottish Government to (a) improve drug addiction treatments and (b) reduce drug-related deaths.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care30 Aug 2024

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to create a specific civil remedy of modern slavery.

AnsweredHome Office30 Aug 2024

Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of cases within the probate service.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice30 Aug 2024

Broadband: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he plans to take to improve broadband access and connection speed in rural Scotland.

AnsweredScotland Office30 Aug 2024

Tankers: Exclusive Economic Zone and Territorial Waters

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to ensure enforcement of environmental laws for sea vessels in (a) UK territorial waters and (b) the Exclusive Economic Zon

AnsweredDepartment for Transport30 Aug 2024

Veterinary Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing price regulation for veterinary services.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs30 Aug 2024

Iran: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help end the execution of political prisoners in Iran.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office30 Aug 2024

Jimmy Lai

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to help secure the release of Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner, Jimmy Lai.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office30 Aug 2024

Gaza: Reconstruction

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help reconstruction efforts in Gaza.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office30 Aug 2024

Developing Countries: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure access to clean water for people in the developing world.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office30 Aug 2024
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