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Douglas Chapman is a former MP for Dunfermline and West Fife.

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Profile

Former Scottish National Party MP for Dunfermline and West Fife

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @dougchapmansnp
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Douglas Chapman campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Ministry of Defence
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Treasury
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft
• Children: Maintenance
• Dover House
• HMS Queen Elizabeth
• European Fighter Aircraft

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Business and Trade Committee (12 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment (12 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (10 May 2023 to 18 May 2023)
• Member, Treasury Committee (16 Jan 2023 to 12 Sep 2023)
• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations (16 Jan 2023 to 12 Sep 2023)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Small Business, Enterprise and Innovation) ( 7 Jan 2020 to 12 Dec 2022)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 9 Jul 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Public Accounts Commission ( 9 Jul 2018 to 18 Mar 2020)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence Procurement & Nuclear Disarmament) ( 1 Jul 2018 to 7 Jan 2020)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee ( 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (30 Oct 2017 to 9 Jul 2018)
• Member, Committee of Privileges (26 Oct 2017 to 14 Jan 2019)
• Member, Committee on Standards (26 Oct 2017 to 14 Jan 2019)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence Procurement) (20 Jun 2017 to 1 Jul 2018)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Defence Sub-Committee ( 8 Sep 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Defence Committee ( 6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Thomas Docherty
• Willie Rennie
• Rachel Squire

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

SNP MPs only attend sittings where the legislation pertains to Scotland.

• Finance No. 2 Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Farriers (Registration) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Universal Credit 26 Apr 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adjusting the minimum income floor for Universal Credit for (a) farmers and (b) other people whose income and expenditure varies during the year.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: USA: Military Bases 21 Mar 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on the (a) provision and (b) location of further bases for US (i) personnel and (ii) equipment in the UK.

• Scotland: Leaving the EU: Import and Export Requirements 24 Jan 2024

  Whether he has made a recent assessment of the impact of import and export requirements following the UK’s exit from the EU on Scottish businesses.

More of Douglas Chapman’s recent appearances