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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

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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

Oral Questions

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

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3 AYE

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

3 votes · 4 Sept 2025

AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3

You

AYEMotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2

You

AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1

You

2 NO

Opposition day

2 votes · 3 Sept 2025

NOHospitality sector

You

NOProperty taxes

You

1 AYE1 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2 votes · 2 Sept 2025

AYESecond Reading

You

NOReasoned Amendment

You

Opposition Day: Welfare

15 Jul 2025

You

3 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jul 2025

You

You

You

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading

9 Jul 2025

You

1 AYE3 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee

4 votes · 9 Jul 2025

NOAmendment 38

You

NONew Clause 8

You

NOAmendment 45

You

AYEClause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part

You

AYE

Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading

8 Jul 2025

You

3 NO

Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage

3 votes · 8 Jul 2025

NONew Clause 1

You

NONew Clause 3

You

NOAmendment 18

You

1 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill

2 votes · 1 Jul 2025

AYESecond Reading

You

NOReasoned Amendment at Second Reading

You

AYE

Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025

30 Jun 2025

You

1 AYE1 NO

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

2 votes · 20 Jun 2025

AYEAmendment 12

You

NOAmendment 77

You

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Financial Interests(7)

Miscellaneous

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

Registered 31 July 2024

Miscellaneous

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

Registered 31 July 2024

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose: 27 January 2025

Registered 5 February 2025

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose: 28 January 2025

Registered 5 February 2025

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose: 10 March 2025

Registered 14 March 2025

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Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Blair in Parliament

Written Questions121 Oral Questions10 Early Day Motions19

Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of antisemitism; and what steps he plans to take to help protect

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government17 Jul 2024

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