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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

Criminal Justice Committee

Member

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Member

Cross-party groups

Katy is a member of 22 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 Malawi

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 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 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 has had the following roles in Parliament

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

25 April 2023 - 15 January 2025

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Member

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.

Jury Trials

Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 10 December 2025

Katy Clark: "Does either of the other witnesses want to come in…

Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 10 December 2025

Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "I have some questions about part 2 of the bill, which is titled “Assessment of offenders for rehabilitation programmes and services”. Glyn Lloyd has already referred to the lack of availability of programmes…

Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee meeting date: 2 December 2025

Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning. What is your understanding of the main benefits of the new rules on remedies for breach of contract in part 2?"

Children in Care (Exclusion from School)

Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025

3. Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what it plans to do to ensure that children in care are not excluded from school, as set out in the Promise. (S6O-04860)"

Decision Time

Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025

Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not vote. I would have voted yes."

Votes

How Katy Clark has voted in Parliament

Find out how Katy Clark has voted recently.

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill

Motion ref. S6M-16789

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 voted for

Agreed

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

Motion ref. S6M-16892

Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025

Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Result 91 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution

Motion ref. S6M-16960

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

Agreed

Approval of SSI

Motion ref. S6M-16942

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 abstained

Agreed

Scotland – A Fair Trade Nation

Motion ref. S6M-16923

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

Agreed

Motions

Motions made by Katy Clark in Parliament

Find out what motions Katy Clark has submitted recently.

Ferguson Marine

Motion ref. S6M-19522

Fire and Rescue Service Reform

Motion ref. S6M-20075

Motion ref. S6M-19905

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 reference: S6T-02866

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 26 January 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Information Commissioner taking legal action against it in relation to it missing deadlines to produce documents regarding James Hamilton’s investigation into alleged breaches of the Ministerial Code."

Question reference: S6F-04603

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 19 January 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2026

"To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will comply with the Scottish Information Commissioner’s ruling that files relating to James Hamilton's investigation into whether the former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, broke the ministerial code must be published by 22 January 2026."

Question reference: S6W-42784

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 23 December 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 January 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what mechanisms it has in place to monitor the Scottish Inherited Metabolic Disease Service’s adherence to the European Society for Phenylketonuria and Allied Disorders Treated as Phenylketonuria (ESPKU) clinical guidelines."

Question reference: S6W-42787

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 23 December 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 January 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Inherited Metabolic Disease Service is delivering clinical care for people with phenylketonuria (PKU) in accordance with the European Society for Phenylketonuria and Allied Disorders Treated as Phenylketonuria (ESPKU) clinical guidelines."

Question reference: S6W-42785

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 23 December 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 January 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how many adults diagnosed with phenylketonuria (PKU) have been assessed for responsiveness to sapropterin treatment in each of the last five years."

Question reference: S6O-05386

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 7 January 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote the development of municipally owned energy sources."

Question reference: S6T-02824

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 5 January 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 January 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it plans to address CalMac’s ferry repair and maintenance costs, in light of reports that these costs have doubled over the past two years."

Question reference: S6W-42786

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 23 December 2025

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 January 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that adults with phenylketonuria (PKU) who are identified as responsive to sapropterin are able to access the medicine through the NHS."

Question reference: S6W-42470

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 9 December 2025

Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 23 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what role it anticipates the Scottish Parliament will play in holding the Scottish Ministers and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) to account regarding any decisions that may come from the Service Delivery Review of the SFRS."

Question reference: S6W-42469

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 9 December 2025

Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 23 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what parliamentary scrutiny of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's Service Delivery Review it anticipates."