Dave Doogan’s voting in Parliament

Dave Doogan is a Scottish National Party MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Scottish National Party MPs.

This is a random selection of Dave Doogan’s votes.

• Generally voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 1 vote for, 6 votes against, 3 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2020. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2021.
• Generally voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2020.
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, in 2020.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Armed Forces: Motor Vehicles 7 Jun 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will provide support for the vehicle import tax liabilities of a member of the armed forces who has purchased a vehicle under the terms of the Personal Export Scheme and is redeployed to a theatre where they cannot take their vehicle with them and is unable to sell it in their current deployment because it is right hand drive.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Nuclear Weapons: Procurement 7 Jun 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Integrated Review Refresh 2023: Responding to a more contested and volatile world, published on 13 March 2023, when his Department plans to announce which budgets the £3 billion of additional funding for the nuclear enterprise will be allocated to.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Aukus 7 Jun 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the infrastructure needed to deliver the SSN-AUKUS submarine class by the early 2030s.

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Scottish National Party MP for Angus

Entered the House of Commons on 13 December 2019 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Ministry of Defence
• Treasury
• Home Office
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Members: Correspondence
• European Fighter Aircraft
• Alternative Fuel Payments
• Military Bases: Scotland
• Homes for Ukraine Scheme

Currently held offices

• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence) (since 12 Dec 2022)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (since 26 Jan 2022)
• Member, Defence Committee (since 5 Jan 2022)
• Member, Defence Sub-Committee (since 5 Jan 2022)
• Member, Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill Committee (since 3 Nov 2021)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence Procurement) (5 Jan 2022 to 12 Dec 2022)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Manufacturing) (16 Oct 2020 to 5 Jan 2022)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (2 Mar 2020 to 5 Jan 2022)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Agriculture and Rural Affairs) (7 Jan 2020 to 5 Jan 2022)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Kirstene Hair
• Michael Weir
• Andrew Welsh

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

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

• Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
• Agriculture Bill Committee (6 out of 12)