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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Clare Haughey

Scottish National Party

MSP for Rutherglen (Constituency) 2016 - present day

About Clare Haughey

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @haughey_clare

Facebook: Clare's facebook

Contact at local office

85 Main Street
Rutherglen
Glasgow
G73 2JQ

Phone: 0141 561 5131
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Clare is a member of 1 cross-party group

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on WASPI

Co-Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Clare has 1 parliamentary and government role

Conveners Group

Member

Party Roles

Clare does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Clare has had 11 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

18 April 2023 - 25 April 2023

Health Social Care and Sport Committee

Member

19 May 2021 - 29 March 2023

Minister for Children and Young People

Scottish Government

28 June 2018 - 19 May 2021

Minister for Mental Health

Scottish Government

23 November 2017 - 28 June 2018

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Convener

24 May 2018 - 28 June 2018

Justice Committee

Substitute Member

23 November 2017 - 28 June 2018

conveners group

Member

16 November 2017 - 23 November 2017

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Member

14 June 2016 - 16 November 2017

Health and Sport Committee

Deputy Convener

30 March 2017 - 16 November 2017

Education and Skills Committee

Member

08 June 2016 - 30 March 2017

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Member

08 June 2016 - 14 June 2016

Health and Sport Committee

Member

Register of interests

Clare's register of interests

MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Clare Haughey has said in Parliament

These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.

Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 2 April 2025

Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 [Draft]

Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): "Cabinet secretary, what are the implications for Scotland’s schoolchildren of the SSI not being agreed to?"

Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 2 April 2025

Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland

Clare Haughey: "I am a bit concerned about what I am hearing about your not seeing this matter as a priority, given that education is one of your strategic priorities in your plan for 2024 to 2028…

Chamber meeting date: 27 March 2025

Fatal Accident Inquiries (Deaths in Custody)

Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): "According to statistics published by the chief statistician this week, there were 345 deaths in prison custody over the period from 2012-13 to 2022-23…

Chamber meeting date: 26 March 2025

Culture Sector (Contribution to Glasgow and West of Scotland Economy)

Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): "The culture sector across Scotland has had a significant boost as a result of the delivery of multiyear funding…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 25 March 2025

Decision on Taking Business in Private

The Convener (Clare Haughey): "Good morning, and welcome to the 10th meeting in 2025 of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee. I have received no apologies for today’s meeting…

Votes

How Clare Haughey has voted in Parliament

Find out how Clare Haughey has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17059.1

Business Programme

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Result 31 for, 60 against, 26 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17059

Business Programme

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Result 88 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16789

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025

Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP abstained

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16960

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16942

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Clare Haughey has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6O-04498

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that local authorities are failing to ensure compliance with animal welfare regulations in relation to Scotland-based racing greyhounds being transported to race meetings in England."

Answered by Jim Fairlie on 1 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-36395

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34287 by Neil Gray on 27 January 2025, which outlined specific commitments relating to NHS renewal, when it will publish the operational improvement plan setting out more detail on delivery."

Answered by Neil Gray on 31 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-36024

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on funding to increase the number of changing places toilets across Scotland."

Answered by Maree Todd on 20 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-34886

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what projects in South Lanarkshire were awarded funding in year (a) 3 and (b) 4 of the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults."

Answered by Maree Todd on 10 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04414

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect the value of provenance in the Scottish food and drinks industry."

Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-34394

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many clinical staff of all grades have been employed by NHS Lanarkshire in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in each year since 2016."

Answered by Maree Todd on 3 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-34393

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party 2021 manifesto commitment to fund the refurbishment of playparks, how many of these are located in the Rutherglen constituency, and how much it will cost to refurbish these."

Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 27 February 2025

Question ref. S6O-04389

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government increasing employer national insurance contributions, how it is supporting local authority finances."

Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04377

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the rise in employer national insurance contributions on local authority partnership early learning and childcare settings."

Taken in the Chamber on 27 February 2025

Question ref. S6W-34934

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when the report of the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce will be published."

Answered by Neil Gray on 13 February 2025

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