Scottish Labour
MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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Website: katyclark.org
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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: 9 October 2025
1. Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the decision by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport to progress with proposals for bus franchising. (S6O-05042)"
Chamber meeting date: 8 October 2025
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "As the cabinet secretary said, the No Knives, Better Lives programme has been successful. It has been credited with helping to reduce the number of young people who have been convicted of handling knives by 85 per cent since 2008…
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 8 October 2025
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "I am happy to leave my questions to the next evidence session to save time."
Chamber meeting date: 7 October 2025
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "I will speak to my amendments 64 and 65. The bill will allow national jurisdiction in custody cases. It will allow individuals to appear from custody away from their local area and the part of the country where the alleged offence took place…
Chamber meeting date: 7 October 2025
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "I am pleased to close the debate for Scottish Labour. Many of the changes in part 1 of the bill were introduced during the pandemic, with the Scottish Government now seeking to make them permanent…
Find out how Katy Clark has voted recently.
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 30, 2025
Result 70 for, 31 against, 11 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 21 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 43 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 85 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Result 24 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
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: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:29 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to COSLA’s recently published manifesto, which calls for an additional £750 million of funding for social care."
Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:22 October 2025
Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:20 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the expected cost is of CalMac Ferries time charter of MV Arrow for additional freight capacity on the Ullapool-Stornoway route between October and November 2025."
Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:20 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to conclude the purchase of Ardrossan harbour from Peel Ports, and whether it will take steps to ensure that the planned upgrade of Ardrossan harbour includes repair of the Irish Berth."
Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:20 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent analysis Transport Scotland has undertaken of trends in wave height on subsidised ferry routes."
Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:20 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to publish the specifications in the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service 3 contract."
Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:15 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve outpatient waiting times in NHS Ayrshire and Arran, in light of reports that the NHS board is failing to meet the target of 95% of new outpatients being seen within 12 weeks."
Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:15 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported concerns raised by the Scottish Police Federation that public safety might be at risk should there not be a significant increase in Police Scotland’s financial settlement in 2026-27."
Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:15 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect public sector workers, in light of figures released by Unison suggesting that there were more than 75,000 assaults on these workers in the last year."
Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:1 October 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the decision by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport to progress with proposals for bus franchising."