Martin Docherty-Hughes, MP for West Dunbartonshire, has been appointed to the SNP frontbench as Defence Spokesperson at the House of Commons. Following a reshuffle of the SNP’s frontbench team by Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, Martin will take over the defence brief from Dave Doogan MP. Martin previously spent almost 5 years as the only Scottish …

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West Dunbartonshire’s MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has welcomed new figures showing a drop in the number of drug-related deaths in the area. In 2022, there were 20 deaths in West Dunbartonshire attributed to drugs – a reduction of almost 30% from the previous year and the lowest annual total since 2017. West Dunbartonshire had the fifth …

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West Dunbartonshire’s MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has urged residents to have their say on proposals to build a battery storage facility on land near Cochno Road in Faifley. Plans have been brought forward for a 560MW battery storage facility, which would comprise of a number of containerised units sited on 29 hectares of greenbelt land. An …

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From Balloch to Faifley, and Bowling to Alexandria, it’s been a busy few weeks at my summer constituent advice surgeries. Across West Dunbartonshire, it’s clear people are finding things tough just now. Local households and businesses are being hammered by the Bank of England’s interest rate rises, as high inflation and Brexit worsens the UK’s …

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Local MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has praised the impact of a voluntary group in West Dunbartonshire helping to provide door-to-door transport for vulnerable residents. West Dunbartonshire Community Transport (WDCT) was established in 2019 to help reduce social isolation by working with community groups, and improve health outcomes by helping people to health appointments. The volunteer-led group …

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Martin spoke in the Westminster Hall Debate on the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and NATO Summit 2023 in Vilnius. Here is an extract of his speech transcribed via Hansard: Martin Docherty-Hughes MP (SNP, West Dunbartonshire): As someone who spent a brief time on the NATO PA and longer on the Defence Committee, I am no stranger …

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Martin spoke in the Westminster Hall Debate on ‘Bishops in the House of Lords’. Here is an extract of his speech transcribed via Hansard: Martin Docherty-Hughes MP (SNP, West Dunbartonshire): It is good to see you, Mr Davies, and solidarity to the Bishop of Salisbury. I might not think he should be sitting in the …

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West Dunbartonshire’s MP Martin Docherty-Hughes has given his backing to Injury Awareness Week 2023, calling for better workplace protections for workers. Research commissioned by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) for Injury Awareness Week revealed that on average 30,000 people each week believe they have been injured or become ill because of someone else’s negligence. …

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Martin challenged the Prime Minister during PMQs on the Channel 4 Dispatches investigation into ‘Boris, the Lord and the Russian Spy’. Here is a transcript of the question from Hansard: Martin Docherty-Hughes MP (SNP, West Dunbartonshire): In the past couple of days, yet again we have been reminded that a Member of the other House …

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Martin led a debate in the House of Commons on the issue of mortgage prisoners. Here is an extract of his speech transcribed via Hansard: Martin Docherty-Hughes MP (SNP, West Dunbartonshire): It is good to see you in the Chair, Mr Robertson. I want to begin this vital debate with something of a confession: like …

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Martin spoke in the House of Commons Debate on the Privileges Committee report into the conduct of ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Here is an extract of his speech transcribed via Hansard: Martin Docherty-Hughes MP (SNP, West Dunbartonshire): Yesterday I spent some time with my dad, who is about to enter his 90th year, but too many …

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Martin spoke in the Backbench Business Debate on Pride Month. Here is an extract of his speech transcribed via Hansard: Martin Docherty-Hughes MP (SNP, West Dunbartonshire): I congratulate the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) on bringing the debate to the House. I am a vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on global lesbian, …

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