Scottish Labour
MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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25 April 2023 - 15 January 2025
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22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
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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: 25 March 2025
1. Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider an independent external evaluation of the pilot scheme that provides victims in rape and serious assault cases with access to transcripts, in light of reports of some waiting a year for transcripts of their court cases. (S6T-02446)"
Chamber meeting date: 20 March 2025
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "I congratulate Michael Matheson on securing this important debate, because no issue is more serious than the safety of children; their wellbeing and life chances must be paramount when we make decisions in the chamber that affect their lives…
Chamber meeting date: 19 March 2025
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "As the cabinet secretary knows, the Criminal Justice Committee spent a considerable amount of time considering the mental health of police officers, and it expressed concern that specialist counselling services were not available…
Chamber meeting date: 19 March 2025
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "Thank you, Presiding Officer, for the opportunity to speak about the continuing economic and social damage that is being experienced as a result of poor decision making in relation to our ferry services…
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 19 March 2025
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "I, too, am very grateful to the members for their work and for bringing these issues to the committee. It would be helpful to have a better understanding of the differences between the approaches…
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Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 107 for, 8 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Result 53 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 17, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Result 58 for, 52 against, 6 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Result 52 for, 56 against, 7 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Katy Clark has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider an independent external evaluation of the pilot scheme that provides victims in rape and serious assault cases with access to transcripts, in light of reports of some waiting a year for transcripts of their court cases."
Taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a unified statutory framework regulating the use of restraint and seclusion on children across all state care and education settings, as set out in the letter from the Children and Young People’s Commissioner on 14 February 2025."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 March 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how the current proposals from ScotRail, regarding a reduction of booking office opening hours in stations, address the preference of women and girls, highlighted in the recent Transport Scotland qualitative research, for an increase in a visible staff presence in the evenings and at weekends when using public…
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 February 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in increasing staff presence and staff numbers across the ScotRail network, in response to the recommendation in the Transport Scotland summary report, Women's and girls' views and experiences of personal safety when using public transport, which calls for the feasibility to be explored of…
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 February 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 7 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action has been taken to embed the key messages of the paper, Improving relationships and behaviour in schools: ensuring safe and consistent environments for all, Joint action plan 2024 - 2027, which it published with COSLA in August 2024, in light of the decision by NASUWT members at Kirkintilloch High School to…
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 February 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the new duties on employers under the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023, what steps are being taken to make all employers in Scotland aware of their obligations, and how commitments to the Respect principle in the Fair Work Framework will be addressed, to take account of these…
Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 February 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to help local authorities move families with children out of temporary accommodation into suitable permanent homes."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to complete the due diligence process in connection with the direct award of the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services contract before 30 September 2025; what assessment it has made of the cost to taxpayers of the UK Government’s mandatory requirement to refer Scottish Government contracts to the…
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 January 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the new duties on employers under the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 regarding the prevention of sexual harassment of staff, how ScotRail is meeting its duty to take reasonable steps to prevent its employees from being subject to such harassment, including from third parties;…
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 8 January 2025
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