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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 →

Every Commons division on file for Blair McDougall — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 427 of 590 (72%).

11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 No
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 Ayes 170, Noes 316 No
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 Ayes 77, Noes 317 No
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Ayes 155, Noes 279 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 Ayes 167, Noes 266 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 Ayes 77, Noes 271 No
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 Ayes 99, Noes 371 No
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Ayes 170, Noes 301 No
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 171, Noes 302 No
28 Apr 2026 Privilege Ayes 223, Noes 335 No
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Ayes 175, Noes 292 No
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Ayes 172, Noes 283 No
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 174, Noes 292 No
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment Ayes 91, Noes 287 No
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory Ayes 103, Noes 284 No
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 Ayes 88, Noes 310 No
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 Ayes 61, Noes 311 No
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 Ayes 91, Noes 378 No
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 Ayes 172, Noes 334 No
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 Ayes 181, Noes 335 No
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 Ayes 187, Noes 351 No
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 Ayes 188, Noes 341 No
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Ayes 185, Noes 344 No
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Ayes 167, Noes 350 No
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities Ayes 105, Noes 332 No
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

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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