Profile

Conservative MSP for Highlands and Islands, Former Conservative MP for Moray

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

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

Entered the Scottish Parliament on 7 May 2016 — Election

Also represented Moray

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @Douglas4Moray

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Ministry of Defence
• Department for Transport
• Home Office
• HM Treasury
• Department for Work and Pensions
• European Fighter Aircraft: Safety Measures
• Whisky: Scotland
• British Transport Police: Police Scotland
• European Fighter Aircraft
• Emergency Services Network

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Procedure Committee (20 Jul 2020 to 25 May 2021)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (15 Jun 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Government Whip (18 Dec 2019 to 14 Feb 2020)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (17 Dec 2019 to 26 May 2020)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee ( 4 Dec 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Smart Meters Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Scottish Parliament: Decision Time 18 Mar 2025

  On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app would not connect. I would have voted yes.

• Scottish Parliament: Food and Drink Sector 18 Mar 2025

  On a point of order, Presiding Officer. The debate that has just concluded started at 2.32 this afternoon. It was due to start 12 minutes earlier, at 2.20. I welcome the fact that three topical questions were selected, and there was a discussion on that. However, having started 12 minutes later, we still concluded bang on 5 o’clock, and, throughout this afternoon’s debate,...

• Scottish Parliament: Food and Drink Sector 18 Mar 2025

  Further to my point of order, just for clarity and not to question your ruling, Presiding Officer, the Parliamentary Bureau allocated a certain amount of time for the debate. Because the debate started later, we members had less time. Can decision time not be postponed slightly, to allow the full allocation that the business bureau had given for the debate?

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