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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: 2 September 2025

NHS Waiting Lists

Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): "I remind members that I hold a bank nurse contract with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde…

Chamber meeting date: 2 September 2025

Scottish Government Priorities

Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): "Today, too many households are still struggling with the cost of food, energy bills and everyday essentials. Decisions that are taken at Westminster continue to make life more difficult for families, communities and businesses across the country…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 2 September 2025

Employment Rights Bill

The Convener: "The next item is to take oral evidence on a further supplementary legislative consent memorandum on the Employment Rights Bill…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 2 September 2025

Decision on Taking Business in Private

The Convener (Clare Haughey): "Good morning, and welcome to the 21st meeting in 2025 of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee. I have received no apologies. Agenda item 1 is to ask the committee to agree to take items 4 and 5 in private…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 2 September 2025

National Good Food Nation Plan

The Convener: "Under the next agenda item, we will take oral evidence on the proposed national good food nation plan that the Scottish Government published on 27 June…

Votes

How Clare Haughey has voted in Parliament

Find out how Clare Haughey has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-18704

Employment Rights Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, September 5, 2025

Supported by: Neil Gray, Jenni Minto, Paul Sweeney, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 4, 2025

Result 71 for, 0 against, 26 abstained, 32 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18686.3

Palestine

Submitted by: Jackson Carlaw, Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Result 26 for, 83 against, 5 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-18686.2

Palestine

Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Result 83 for, 25 against, 6 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18686.1

Palestine

Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Result 62 for, 31 against, 21 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18686

Palestine

Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 1, 2025

Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Result 65 for, 24 against, 26 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

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-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."

Holding Answer by Jenny Gilruth on 2 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

Question ref. S6O-04563

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the uptake of childhood immunisations in NHS Lanarkshire."

Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2025

Question ref. S6O-04498

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that local authorities are failing to ensure compliance with animal welfare regulations in relation to Scotland-based racing greyhounds being transported to race meetings in England."

Answered by Jim Fairlie on 1 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-36395

Asked by: Haughey, Clare, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34287 by Neil Gray on 27 January 2025, which outlined specific commitments relating to NHS renewal, when it will publish the operational improvement plan setting out more detail on delivery."

Answered by Neil Gray on 31 March 2025

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