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, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) .
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
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Ranks 597th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 47%. 9 contributions since 2024-10-10.
What they’ve raised
Blair McDougall has engaged with health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches in Westminster, with contributions spanning NHS waiting lists, mental health services, palliative care, and end-of-life provisions. His most substantial engagement concerned assisted dying legislation, where he raised detailed concerns about safeguards for vulnerable populations and financial transparency. He has also highlighted the impact of pandemic-related disruptions on children's mental health services and waiting list pressures affecting constituents.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- NHS waiting lists198th of 5306.0
- Mental health469th of 8676.0
- Maternity & neonatal227th of 4273.0
- Palliative & end of life care318th of 5523.0
- Public health & prevention414th of 6833.0
- Respiratory (asthma/COPD)47th of 1393.0
- Assisted dying184th of 3473.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing116th of 2953.0
What they’ve said
“The hon. Member makes a really important point about staff retention. Obviously, management and the workforce are working on implementing not only reforms but the pay deal. Hopefully, that will play an important role in helping to tackle what he has just spoken about.”
Postal Services: Rural Areas · 2026-02-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision to remove Crown immunity as it applies to prisons for the purposes of health and safety legislation. Katie Allen lived in Clarkston in East Renfrewshire. She had a loving family and a very happy childhood. She was bright and did well at school.”
Crown Immunity (Prisons) · 2025-07-22 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We have a duty to ask whether the poorest and most vulnerable will be coerced into choosing assisted dying over palliative care because of economic disadvantage. Will they be exploited by those with a financial interest in their choosing to end their life? Will their death become a commodity? If we are really going to…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I congratulate the right hon. Member for Staffordshire Moorlands (Dame Karen Bradley) on securing the debate. However, I do not thank her for giving me that familiar feeling of dread—I am discovering that we often get it in this place—when the speaker immediately before makes almost identical points to those I had inte…”