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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4 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 24 Nov 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill

2 votes · 18 Nov 2025

9 AYE

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

9 votes · 13 Nov 2025

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 12 Nov 2025

2 NO

Opposition day

2 votes · 4 Nov 2025

4 NO

Sentencing Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 29 Oct 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

Mandatory Provident Fund: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will issue guidance to (a) HSBC and (b) Standard Chartered on the validity of British National (Overseas) passports for Hong Kongers to use to secure ear

AnsweredTreasury11 Dec 2024

UN Security Council: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to support a female appointment as General Secretary of the United Nations.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office2 Dec 2024

Georgia: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with international counterparts on the use of force against pro-democracy protesters in Geo

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office2 Dec 2024

Jimmy Lai

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the United Nations Working Group on Arbit

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office18 Nov 2024

China: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department's China audit will engage with Hong Kong BNO status holders that live in the UK.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office18 Nov 2024

Oppression: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department has provided to British citizens from Hong Kong living in the UK who have had bounties placed on their heads by the C

AnsweredHome Office15 Nov 2024

Oppression

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department provides to UK residents threatened by agents of authoritarian regimes overseas.

AnsweredHome Office15 Nov 2024

Educational Institutions: Subversion

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department issues guidance on (a) identifying and (b) tackling political interference from international actors to academic institutions.

AnsweredDepartment for Education5 Nov 2024

Health Services: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce waiting times for gynaecological procedures and (b) help support women's health.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care31 Oct 2024

Lebanon: BBC World Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of Russian-backed media transmitting on the radio frequency previ

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office29 Oct 2024
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