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: 12 June 2025
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "Care workers who are employed by Enable are on strike and have been demonstrating outside Parliament today. This year, Scottish care worker pay is being raised to £12.60 an hour…
Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2025
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "Is the minister aware that Stagecoach drivers in West Scotland are the worst paid in the United Kingdom? The latest Stagecoach offer of a 4 per cent pay rise was rejected by 98 per cent of Unite bus drivers, on an 81 per cent turnout…
Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2025
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "I am pleased to speak to my amendments on freedom of information. Significant amounts of money are spent on care in Scotland and the private sector care industry has grown significantly in recent years…
Chamber meeting date: 4 June 2025
Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "I agree that no young person aged under 18 should be in prison. However, we need to ensure that there are adequate numbers of places in secure units for justice referrals…
Chamber meeting date: 4 June 2025
4. Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to address violence in schools. (S6O-04755)"
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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
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 for
Vote Defeated
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 against
Vote Passed
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
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
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its public sector pay policies and its commitment to fair work, what its position is on whether statutory maternity pay is adequate for a family to live on."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 3 June 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has made of any impact that fire contaminants may have on the health of an unborn child."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 29 May 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 28 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to address violence in schools."
Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether there is any increased risk to a mother's mental health as a result of returning to work 26 weeks after having a baby."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the reported 26 weeks of maternity pay is an obstacle to the recruitment and retention of women in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that maternity pay for firefighters in Scotland is £16,400 less than other regions of the UK, whether this is compatible with its commitment to fair work."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's period of paternity leave should be increased to support women after having a baby."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether increasing maternity pay for firefighters to 52 weeks would attract more women to join the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has made of any impact of ingested fire contaminants being passed on to babies via their mother's breastmilk."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Clark, Katy, West Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's maternity policy, what its position is on whether 26 weeks of full pay restricts the numbers of women firefighters who want to breastfeed their child."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 22 May 2025