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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.

Chamber meeting date: 12 June 2025

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Statistics 2023

Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): "The statistics show a substantial reduction in emissions from electricity generation as we realise Scotland’s renewable energy potential…

Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2025

Disabled People (Economic Contribution)

Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): "According to the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, Labour’s plans to press on with disability benefit cuts will lead to a false economy and will, ultimately, take people out of work, because many will lose payments that help them to live a more independent life and contribute to the Scottish economy. Many of my Rutherglen constituents are…

Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2025

Care Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Clare Haughey: "On a point of order, I understand that amendment 79 in this group, lodged by Jackie Baillie, contains provisions that are outwith the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, as they relate to employment rights and duties and industrial relations, which are, of course, reserved matters under schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998. In line…

Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2025

Care Reform (Scotland) Bill

Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): "I put on the record my entry in the register of members’ interests. I am employed as a bank nurse by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde…

Votes

How Clare Haughey has voted in Parliament

Find out how Clare Haughey has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17906.1

A Migration System that Works for Scotland

Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025

Result 24 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17906.2

A Migration System that Works for Scotland

Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025

Result 19 for, 62 against, 27 abstained, 21 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17906

A Migration System that Works for Scotland

Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025

Result 67 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17895

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Result 85 for, 32 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17862

Planning

Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, June 9, 2025

Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Result 91 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 16 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-04665

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work that it is doing to support those affected by historic forced adoption."

Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2025

Question ref. S6O-04563

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the uptake of childhood immunisations in NHS Lanarkshire."

Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2025

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

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