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Blair McDougall

Labour East Renfrewshire

Voting record

6
Voted for
2
Voted against
1
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Blair McDougall’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Whip meter Estimate 84%

How often Blair McDougall voted the same way as most of the Labour party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes
Representation of the People Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading
Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading
Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted No at 3rd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted No at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Blair McDougall currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero — since 2026-07-22 Government
Previously held
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) — Department for Business and Trade (2025-09-07 to 2026-07-22) Government

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Blair McDougall →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

8. Miscellaneous

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

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

Employment & business

Member of Eastwood Scouts District Council. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 27 January 2025
(Registered 5 February 2025)

Member of the Executive Committee of the British Group of the Interparliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 28 January 2025
(Registered 5 February 2025)

Appointment as a patron of Hong Kong Watch.
Date interest arose: 10 March 2025
(Registered 14 March 2025)

Member of board of the Labour Campaign for Human Rights. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 3 June 2025
(Registered 7 June 2025)

Membership of Advisory Board to Standing Group on Atrocity Crimes
Date interest arose: 30 May 2025
(Registered 16 June 2025)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Blair McDougall yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Blair McDougall has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£196,926.52 paid out to or for Blair McDougall across 199 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Blair McDougall’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £122,869.43 (3 claims)
Office Costs — £35,428.71 (159 claims)
Accommodation — £19,225.56 (24 claims)
MP Travel — £14,533.81 (7 claims)
Staff Travel — £4,116.46 (4 claims)
Miscellaneous — £560.00 (1 claim)
Dependant Travel — £192.55 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Subletting — £0.00, 2026-04-17 — Sublet Rent
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £73.14, 2026-03-24 — Internet
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £59.40, 2026-03-21 — Landline
Software & applications — £100.00, 2026-03-16 — CANVA [***] [200013613-7247]
Insurance - contents — £171.85, 2026-03-02 — HOWDENS [200013613-15152]
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £59.40, 2026-02-20 — Landline
Stationery & printing — £51.68, 2026-02-19 — Banner March 2026
Stationery & printing — £107.69, 2026-02-19 — Banner March 2026

Every claim on file for Blair McDougall →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Blair McDougall — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Blair McDougall’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Blair McDougall isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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