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

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2 AYE2 NO

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

4 votes · 20 Jun 2025

5 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 18 Jun 2025

1 AYE5 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

6 votes · 17 Jun 2025

3 AYE

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

3 votes · 13 Jun 2025

3 NO

Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 10 Jun 2025

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

Shein

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral evidence of 7 January 2025 given by Shein to the Business and Trade Select Committee, HC 370, what assessment she has

AnsweredHome Office14 Jan 2025

Mobile Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to improve access to mobile telecommunications in blackspots.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology14 Jan 2025

Armenia and Azerbaijan: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Azerbaijan on territorial claims made by President Aliyev for ter

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office14 Jan 2025

BBC: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with the BBC on maintaining a sustainable production department in Scotland.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport3 Jan 2025

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the salary threshold for the visa sponsorship programme.

AnsweredHome Office17 Dec 2024

China: Falun Gong

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect the Falun Gong community in China.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office16 Dec 2024

China: Taiwan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the statement by the Chinese Embassy to the UK entitled Embassy Spokesperson on a Taiwan-related moti

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office16 Dec 2024

Asma al-Assad

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will remove Asma Assad's UK citizenship.

AnsweredHome Office16 Dec 2024

Pakistan: Uyghurs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on the role of that country’s Islamic Council in the

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office16 Dec 2024

China: Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of recent incursions by the Coastguard of

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office12 Dec 2024
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