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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

Cross-party groups

Katy is a member of 21 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 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 2 previous roles

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.

Chamber meeting date: 9 October 2025

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (Bus Franchising)

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

Violent Crime (Dundee)

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

Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

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

Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

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

Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill

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…

Votes

How Katy Clark has voted in Parliament

Find out how Katy Clark has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19456

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution

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

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 285

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

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 51

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

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 162

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

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 44 Amendment 7

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

Motions

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: S6W-41583

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."

Question reference: S6O-05063

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:22 October 2025

Question reference: S6W-41420

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."

Question reference: S6W-41422

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."

Question reference: S6W-41421

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."

Question reference: S6W-41419

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."

Question reference: S6W-41377

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."

Question reference: S6W-41378

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."

Question reference: S6W-41376

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."

Question reference: S6O-05042

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."

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