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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: 25 September 2025

Youth Employment Support (Rutherglen)

7. Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government how it supports youth employment in the Rutherglen constituency, including through employability services. (S6O-04984)"

Chamber meeting date: 25 September 2025

ScotRail (Performance)

Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): "New figures from the Office of Rail and Road show that Scotland has the lowest rate of train cancellations in the United Kingdom. Can the First Minister advise what assessment the Scottish Government has made of those findings…

Chamber meeting date: 25 September 2025

Youth Employment Support (Rutherglen)

7. Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government how it supports youth employment in the Rutherglen constituency, including through employability services. (S6O-04984)"

Chamber meeting date: 23 September 2025

Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3

Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I was unable to connect my app. I would have voted no."

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 23 September 2025

Welfare and Sustainability in Scottish Youth Football

The Convener: "Our next item is oral evidence from representatives of the Scottish Professional Football League and the Scottish Football Association, on welfare and sustainability in Scottish youth football…

Votes

How Clare Haughey has voted in Parliament

Find out how Clare Haughey has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-18687

Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 25, 2025

Result 63 for, 18 against, 23 abstained, 25 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-19027

Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 25, 2025

Result 62 for, 39 against, 2 abstained, 26 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 45 Amendment 91

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Result 59 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 45 Amendment 92

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Result 60 for, 47 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 45 Amendment 204

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Result 40 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

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. S6W-40758

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the planned launch and subsequent roll-out of the digital front door for health and social care."

Answered by Neil Gray on 26 September 2025

Question ref. S6O-05010

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 24 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the closure of any Jobcentres in Scotland."

Taken in the Chamber on 2 October 2025

Question ref. S6O-04984

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17 September 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it supports youth employment in the Rutherglen constituency, including through employability services."

Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-39788

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 August 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people have received support from school counsellors in each of the last three years, broken down by local authority area."

Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 September 2025

Question ref. S6W-39789

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 August 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board area have accessed distress brief intervention services in each of the last five years."

Answered by Tom Arthur on 26 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39787

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 August 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many emergency mental health assessment units are operational (a) nationally and (b) in each NHS board."

Answered by Tom Arthur on 26 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39107

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has given to Clyde Gateway in each year since it was established, broken down by the purpose of the funding."

Answered by Kate Forbes on 24 July 2025

Question ref. S6W-39486

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of appointments and procedures that the additional £106 million investment will provide in 2025-26."

Answered by Neil Gray on 23 July 2025

Question ref. S6O-04849

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings of the latest Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, which included for the first time new questions around crimes of fraud and computer misuse."

Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2025

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

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