Scottish Labour
MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
Post-d: Katy.Clark.msp@parliament.scot
Website: katyclark.org
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Scottish Labour
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
25 April 2023 - 15 January 2025
Member
22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
Substitute Member
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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: 28 January 2026
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "Only 2 per cent of the total funding that has been allocated for justice and home affairs has been assigned to community justice. Out of that, only 10 per cent has been allocated to third-sector organisations that deliver front-line services…
Chamber meeting date: 27 January 2026
3. Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Information Commissioner taking legal action against it in relation to its missing deadlines to produce documents regarding James Hamilton’s investigation into alleged breaches of the ministerial code. (S6T-02866)"
Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2026
6. Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "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. (S6F-04603)"
Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2026
6. Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "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. (S6F-04603)"
Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2026
6. Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "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. (S6F-04603)"
Find out how Katy Clark has voted recently.
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 59 Amendment 179
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Result 81 for, 25 against, 0 abstained, 23 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 59 Amendment 178
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Result 25 for, 81 against, 0 abstained, 23 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 59 Amendment 174
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Result 24 for, 80 against, 0 abstained, 25 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Find out what motions Katy Clark has submitted recently.
Motion ref. S6M-19336
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 11 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 23 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what it estimates the cost will be of the proposed role expansion for firefighters in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service."
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 plans it anticipates for MSPs to debate on the outcomes of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's Service Delivery Review."