Scottish Labour
MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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Scottish Labour
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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: 20 February 2025
2. Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to help local authorities to move families with children out of temporary accommodation into suitable permanent homes. (S6O-04339)"
Chamber meeting date: 20 February 2025
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "Thank you, Presiding Officer, for the opportunity to close the debate on behalf of Scottish Labour. We believe that there is a consensus, across the Parliament and the Criminal Justice Committee, on many of the issues that we are debating…
Chamber meeting date: 19 February 2025
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "I welcome the cabinet secretary’s announcement today…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 19 February 2025
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "I am grateful to have the opportunity to make a contribution. I have met some of the petitioners on a number of occasions, including this week. The lead petitioners are both constituents…
Chamber meeting date: 5 February 2025
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "The new Ardrossan academy was originally estimated to cost £31.5 million but, by last year’s budget, that cost had more than doubled, to £75 million…
Find out how Katy Clark has voted recently.
Submitted by: Alasdair Allan, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 84 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 16 for, 97 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 70 for, 42 against, 1 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 28 for, 69 against, 14 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 20, 2025
Result 86 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
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: 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: 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…
Answer expected on 7 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…
Answer expected 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…
Answer expected on 27 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
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
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