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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Katy Clark

Scottish Labour

MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day

About Katy Clark

Contact details

Contact online

Website: katyclark.org

X (previously known as Twitter): @KatySClark

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 01294 605655
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

29B Harbour Street
Ardrossan
KA22 8BU

Phone: 01294 605655
Text relay calls welcome.

Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.

Committees

Katy is a member of 2 committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Member

Cross-party groups

Katy is a member of 23 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans Community

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cuba

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Europe

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fair Trade

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Fisheries and Coastal Communities

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Freedom of Religion or Belief

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Human Trafficking

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on LGBTI+

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Maritime and Shipbuilding

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Men's Violence Against Women and Children

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Migration

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on MS

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Older People, Age and Ageing

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palestine

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Recreational Boating and Marine Tourism

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Ukraine

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on WASPI

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women, Families and Justice

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Katy does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Katy has 1 party role

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Community Safety

Scottish Labour

Previous roles

Katy had 1 previous role

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

22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023

Public Audit Committee

Substitute Member

Register of interests

Katy'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 Katy Clark 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.

Chamber meeting date: 17 December 2024

Scottish Information Commissioner (Decision 193/2024)

Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "The First Minister confirmed in his letter to me, dated 6 November, that there remain five extant FOI cases relating to the evidence to James Hamilton’s investigation…

Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 11 December 2024

Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2

Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "I am trying to understand the figures that you have provided today and how they relate to information that we were provided with previously. You said that 3,075 individuals are on the victim notification scheme. Is that correct…

Chamber meeting date: 5 December 2024

Violence Against Women and Girls (Young People’s Voices)

Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "I thank the minister for bringing the motion to the chamber, as we mark the 16 days of activism, and for the cross-party nature of the debate…

Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 5 December 2024

Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017 (Post-legislative Scrutiny)

Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning, cabinet secretary. In what ways has the act helped to ensure effective work to tackle child poverty across all policy areas within the Scottish Government…

Chamber meeting date: 4 December 2024

Firework Control Zones (South Lanarkshire Council)

Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "What discussions has the Scottish Government had with councils that implemented firework control zones in this first year…

Votes

How Katy Clark has voted in Parliament

Find out how Katy Clark has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-15876

Education (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 16, 2024

Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don-Innes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Result 96 for, 0 against, 21 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP abstained

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15875

Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 16, 2024

Supported by: John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Result 111 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15792.3

Delivering a Common Sense Budget for Scotland

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Result 73 for, 28 against, 21 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP abstained

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15792

Delivering a Common Sense Budget for Scotland

Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 9, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Result 94 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-15809

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Result 73 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Katy Clark has asked

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

Question ref. S6O-04166

Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is giving consideration to a pilot scheme on independent legal representation for rape victims."

Taken in the Chamber on 8 January 2025

Question ref. S6W-31969

Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 December 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to compensate businesses on the Isle of Arran for any losses that they have incurred as a result of delayed and cancelled ferries."

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 December 2024

Question ref. S6O-04104

Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 December 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that it plans to double the funding available to local authorities through its school meal debt fund from £1.4 million to £2…

Answered by Shona Robison on 11 December 2024

Question ref. S6O-04008

Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to its cross-government co-ordination on islands policies, what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding what more it can do to support residents and businesses on the Isle of Cumbrae."

Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-31143

Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it is undertaking regarding (a) the implementation of firework control zones and (b) any impact that firework control zones are having on deterring the antisocial use of fireworks."

Answered by Siobhian Brown on 19 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-31145

Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with industry representatives regarding standards of specification to categorise "silent" or "low-noise" fireworks, in order to incorporate their use into the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022."

Answered by Siobhian Brown on 19 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-31144

Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is reviewing whether to incorporate, via regulations, a provision for “low noise” or “silent” fireworks into the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022."

Answered by Siobhian Brown on 19 November 2024

Question ref. S6O-03994

Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-30882

Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what measurable objectives it has for building cohesive communities."

Answered by Siobhian Brown on 11 November 2024

Question ref. S6W-30883

Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made with developing the toolkit for local authorities to build cohesive communities, and when this will be published."

Answered by Siobhian Brown on 8 November 2024

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