West Dunbartonshire / data
Douglas McAllister · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
452
of 504 possible
Attendance
90%
52 absent / paired
Whip alignment
96%
vs party majority
Speeches
299
109 debates
Written Qs
24
22 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£142k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 108 claims
Interests
5
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 85 | |
| Economy | 74 | |
| Employment | 47 | |
| Crime & Policing | 44 | |
| Education | 39 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 30 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 27 | |
| Housing | 24 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Social Care | 25 | 7,601 |
| Economy Jobs | 38 | 5,161 |
| Health | 18 | 4,678 |
| Labour Market | 13 | 4,144 |
| Local Government | 24 | 3,879 |
| Cost Of Living | 15 | 2,782 |
| Culture Community | 13 | 2,296 |
| Defence | 21 | 2,170 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106Vote on New Clause 106, which sought to require women to have an in-person medical consultation before receiving abortion medication, as a s… | Rebelled | Aye |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1Vote on a package of government new clauses to the Crime and Policing Bill at Report Stage, covering measures including: criminalising organ… | Rebelled | No |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes to… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseOn Monday of this week the former MP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Tony Worthington, sadly passed away. He was the MP for my home town of Clydebank from 1987 until 2005. Over 18 yea… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsEnergy | 116 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsI have always been assured by both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary that the case of my constituent, Jagtar Singh Johal, who has been arbitrarily detained in India for … DefenceEconomy JobsImmigration | 88 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsOur ambitious child poverty strategy puts more money into the pockets of families and working parents. Removing the two-child cap benefits 2,260 children in my constituency, and th… EducationSocial CareLabour Market | 67 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Housing Needs: Young PeopleIn December 2023, the Scottish SNP Government slashed their affordable housing budget by £200 million—a 26% reduction. We have record levels of children in temporary accommodation … HousingEconomy JobsSocial Care | 70 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseThe whole House will have cheered on Rory McIlroy’s historic back-to-back Masters victory at the weekend. However, when 60 courses have closed across the country over the last five… DefenceLocal GovernmentHealth | 97 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Access to Work SchemeI wish to bring to the Minister’s attention the experience of one of my constituents, who has given me permission to provide this information. She is profoundly deaf—that is how sh… Economy JobsLabour MarketSocial Care | 146 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)Good morning, Minister. You stated previously—in front of another Select Committee last month, in fact—that investment in the electricity grid was “not optional”. However, it could… | 139 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)I appreciate that it is always difficult to give a timeframe, but when do we reach the tipping point when it benefits my constituents, for instance? When can my constituents in Wes… | 57 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)Thank you. | 2 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)It is not just a credit to a future bill? | 10 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)You are all confident on that? | 6 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)I understand that is how the rules work, but is that the case in practice? | 15 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)Can I ask a supplementary on that, Chair? | 8 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)So even when they cancel their contracts because they are dissatisfied with the cover, you are still compensating all those former customers? | 22 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)On the compensation offered to customers, is it a prerequisite that that compensation is offered to them if they continue to remain customers of each of the three of you? | 30 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Work and Pensions | 5 | 20.8% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 5 | 20.8% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 3 | 12.5% |
| Ministry of Defence | 2 | 8.3% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 2 | 8.3% |
| Department for Education | 2 | 8.3% |
| Women and Equalities | 1 | 4.2% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | 4.2% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing the rate of emergency diagnosis on five-year survival rates for patients with acute myeloid leukaemia. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Department’s policy is on reviewing whistleblowing reports where the individual concerned does not wish to disclose their identity. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the cost of living for working parents. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the level of waiting times for Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Approved Driving Instructor tests; and what steps she is taking to ensure trainees ca… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of variation in liver cancer survival outcomes between integrated care systems; and what steps it is taking to reduce that variation. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate the Department has made of waiting times for diagnostic imaging for suspected liver cancer; and what steps it is taking to reduce waiting times in diagnosis. | Answered |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase accountability in the water sector. | Answered |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase levels of trade with India. | Answered |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to meet the target of two-thirds of young people participating in higher-level learning. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the introduction of a salary history ban preventing employers from asking about previous salaries during recruitment processes. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring employers to show salaries on job adverts. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Women and Equalities | To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help ensure that young women are aware of rights on equal pay. | Answered |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress he has made on improving cooperation between the UK Government and the devolved Administrations. | Answered |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has considered options for schemes to deliver compensation in line with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report on Women's State Pension age communi… | Answered |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Replacing animals in science strategy on economic growth. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Affairs CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 2024 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 75 | 24,981 | 17.6% |
| Accommodation | 24 | 14,225 | 10.0% |
| Staffing | 1 | 82,584 | 58.1% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 19,957 | 14.0% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 510 | 0.4% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 19 | 9,396 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 6 | 4,583 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 3 | 4,447 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 14 | 4,360 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 21 | 4,078 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 3,028 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 4 | 2,909 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 7 | 2,627 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 2,300 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 2 | 2,080 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 6 | 589 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 7 | 318 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 750 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,146 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 1,000 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -435 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,146 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 23 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Advertising Contact Cards | 435 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 1,050 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Not Applicable | 114 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Advertising & Contact Me Cards | 418 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,441 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Contact Me Leaflets | 540 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,146 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Advertising | 640 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | VIKING | 704 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 200 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 200 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | WWW.AMAZON. [***] | 61 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 60 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Council tax | WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK | 141 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
8. Miscellaneous5 entries
16 Aug 2024
Non practising Solicitor (qualified in Scotland).
(Registered 31 July 2024)
15 Jul 2025
A trusteeship, and Chair of Board, with a newly formed local charitable trust, Dalmuir Community Golf Course, a SCIO. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 July 2025
(Registered 14 July 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Chair of Clydebank & Milngavie CLP. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 31 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Board of West Dunbartonshire Citizens' Advice Bureau. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 31 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Board member and trustee, Flourishing Faifley charity. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 31 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 7 wards, 23 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clydebank Central | Fiona Hennebry | Labour Party | — | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Clydebank Waterfront | Daniel Lennie | Labour Party | 1,217 | 05 May 2022 |
| Clydebank Waterfront | James McElhill | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,493 | 05 May 2022 |
| Clydebank Waterfront | June McKay | Labour Party | 540 | 05 May 2022 |
| Clydebank Waterfront | Lauren Oxley | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 767 | 05 May 2022 |
| Dumbarton | Chris Pollock | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 529 | 05 May 2022 |
| Dumbarton | David McBride | Labour Party | 2,045 | 05 May 2022 |
| Dumbarton | Gurpreet Singh Johal | Labour Party | 930 | 05 May 2022 |
| Dumbarton | Karen Conaghan | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 2,171 | 05 May 2022 |
| Garscaddenscotstounhill | Bill Butler | Labour Party | 2,403 | 05 May 2022 |
| Garscaddenscotstounhill | Chris Cunningham | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 2,310 | 05 May 2022 |
| Garscaddenscotstounhill | Eva Clark Murray | Labour Party | 940 | 05 May 2022 |
| Garscaddenscotstounhill | Malcolm Mitchell | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 460 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilpatrick | Douglas McAllister | Labour Party | 1,903 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilpatrick | Gordon Scanlan | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 986 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilpatrick | Lawrence O'Neill | Labour Party | 272 | 05 May 2022 |
| Leven | Ian Dickson | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,494 | 05 May 2022 |
| Leven | Jim Bollan | West Dunbartonshire Community Party | 953 | 05 May 2022 |
| Leven | John Kelly Millar | Labour Party | 1,089 | 05 May 2022 |
| Leven | Michelle Marie McGinty | Labour Party | 956 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lomond | Hazel Sorrell | Labour Party | 719 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lomond | Jonathan McColl | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,494 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lomond | Martin Rooney | Labour Party | 938 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
Demographic profile unavailable for this constituency.
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.