MPsDouglas McAllister

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Douglas McAllister

Labour Party MP for West Dunbartonshire since (elected). An MP continuously since .

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Entries on this tracker

231

Each filed under the party they sat for that day

Register entries

5

As currently published

Declared while sitting for Labour

£0

0 of 5 entries state an amount

Party affiliation

PartyOfficeAreaPeriodBeganEndedSource
LabourMPWest Dunbartonshire – presentelected—Party history

Parliament's party history for this member: Labour ( – present).

Register of interests

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Totals add only the entries that declare an amount received: payments for work, donations, gifts, and funded visits (register categories 1.1, 2, 3, 4 and 5). Ongoing employment is listed but not added, because its figure is a rate rather than a sum received. Each entry is dated by when the benefit happened, not when it was registered, and placed under the party the member sat for on that date. A member who changed party therefore has a separate total for each.

DateCategoryEntryDeclared valueSitting forSource
8. MiscellaneousA trusteeship, and Chair of Board, with a newly formed local charitable trust, Dalmuir Community Golf Course, a SCIO. This is an unpaid role.—LabourRegister record
date registered8. MiscellaneousChair of Clydebank & Milngavie CLP. This is an unpaid role.—LabourRegister record
date registered8. MiscellaneousBoard of West Dunbartonshire Citizens' Advice Bureau. This is an unpaid role.—LabourRegister record
date registered8. MiscellaneousBoard member and trustee, Flourishing Faifley charity. This is an unpaid role.—LabourRegister record
date registered8. MiscellaneousNon practising Solicitor (qualified in Scotland).—LabourRegister record

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Latest on this tracker 231

  1. ParliamentDouglas McAllister

    Business of the House

    Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating my constituent Connor McElwaine, who has completed an extraordinary 18,000 km cycle ride from Canberra Avenue in Dalmuir to Canberra, Australia? Over the course of nearly a year, Connor has biked through 23 countries and raised more than £5,900 for Venture Scotland, a charity that supports young people to build confidence and realise their potential. Connor is now embarking on the long journey home via New Zealand, the United States and Europe. Will the Leader of the House join me in wishing Connor every success for the remainder of his remarkable adventure and a warm Clydebank welcome when he returns home next spring?

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  2. ParliamentDouglas McAllister

    Impact of Government Policies on Businesses

    Does the Minister agree that a good example of a Government policy that will have a positive impact on businesses in Scotland is our youth guarantee, which is providing Scotland’s businesses with skilled-up young people ready for work? That includes our new youth hub in West Dunbartonshire, which is set to open this Friday.

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  3. ParliamentDouglas McAllister

    UK Nationals Detained Abroad

    <Question HRSContentId="{383A9E92-4EBD-4C5C-A055-4F6A2A798EBD}">8. <QuestionText HRSContentId="{274293FC-A83D-4833-800F-E1050C66B27C}">What diplomatic steps he is taking to support UK nationals arbitrarily detained abroad.</QuestionText> </Question>

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  4. ParliamentDouglas McAllister

    UK Nationals Detained Abroad

    My West Dunbartonshire constituent Jagtar Singh Johal was released on bail 26 days ago, but Jagtar is by no means free. While he may have walked out of Tihar jail, having endured 3,254 days of illegal detention, torture and abuse, he still cannot return home to his family in Dumbarton, and still faces eight outstanding cases and the death penalty. Over the last 26 days, has the Minister escalated Jagtar’s case to the highest diplomatic level?

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    Civil Service Pensions

    West Dunbartonshire has one of the worst backlogs for civil service pension cases in the country. Although taskforce meetings help me keep constituents informed, the delays remain unacceptable. On top of that, I have found that many pension quotes are incorrect, requiring manual recalculation by Capita, whose revisions team is overwhelmed. My constituents are waiting too long for quotes that are often undervalued, or omit service years, or use incorrect pay rates. Is the Minister aware of these particular issues, and what steps will the Government take to address them?

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  6. ParliamentDouglas McAllister

    Securing Scotland’s Future: Defence Skills and Jobs

    Figures announced last week confirmed that young apprenticeships have fallen by a third since 2016. We need greater regional control over skills and training. Decisions should be shaped by the people who best understand the industries in order to plug the defence skills gap and take advantage of defence shipbuilding investment. Does my hon. Friend agree that a successful example of this is the applied shipbuilding training <span id="79" class="column-number" data-column-number="79"></span>academy—a £12 million facility at BAE Systems in Scotstoun, Glasgow, which has offered apprenticeship opportunities to many young people in my West Dunbartonshire constituency?

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    Scotch Whisky: Protected Status

    <Question HRSContentId="{CEBC64F9-61A2-4855-BE0A-F1F88A3A968D}">10. <QuestionText HRSContentId="{FC65B41D-5BF5-4148-86E6-A2A99483A5A1}">What assessment she made of the potential impact of the definition of single malt included in the English whisky geographical indication on Scotch whisky’s protected status.</QuestionText> </Question>

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  8. ParliamentDouglas McAllister

    Scotch Whisky: Protected Status

    The Department has recently confirmed that English producers who do not comply with the English whisky GI can still call their products single malt, leading to the possibility of three single malts, with three differing production processes, being on the shelves as a result of that decision. How does that align with the Minister’s previous statement, asserting that the definition of single malt whisky will not be watered down?

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  9. ParliamentDouglas McAllister

    Places of Worship Renewal Fund: Second Application Round

    <Question HRSContentId="{B62BF32E-6BDB-4DA0-A2FF-FE59FEB3AC47}">9. <QuestionText HRSContentId="{A64F782C-A201-4087-9D20-06044909C006}">What recent discussions the commissioners have had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the second round of applications for the places of worship renewal Fund. </QuestionText></Question>

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  10. ParliamentDouglas McAllister

    Places of Worship Renewal Fund: Second Application Round

    Can the Church Commissioners confirm with the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money has flowed to the Scottish Government in <span id="1275" class="column-number" data-column-number="1275"></span>Barnett consequentials as a result of the new places of worship renewal fund and, now that we are on the second round, how much is anticipated will be passed to Scotland over the four years to reflect the £92 million total allocation to the renewal fund in England?

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2024 General Election: West Dunbartonshire

Held . Recorded result: Lab Gain. Majority 6,010. 39,584 votes cast from an electorate of 69,074. Parties are as each candidate stood at the time.

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Douglas McAllisterLabour19,31248.8%
Martin Docherty-HughesScottish National Party13,30233.6%
David SmithReform UK2,7707.0%
Paula BakerScottish Green Party1,4963.8%
Maurice CorryConservative1,4743.7%
Paul KennedyLiberal Democrat8392.1%
Andrew MuirScottish Family Party3180.8%
Kelly WilsonSovereignty730.2%

Election result on Parliament's site

Parliamentary career

Seats held

SeatDates
West DunbartonshireElected 1 time – present

Committee memberships

CommitteeDates
Public Office (Accountability) Bill –
Scottish Affairs Committee – present

Career on Parliament's site

Published contact details

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

[email protected]

Constituency office

45 Kilbowie Road, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, G81 1BL

0141 286 0290

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