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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
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Katy Clark

Scottish Labour

MSP for West Scotland (Region)

About Katy Clark

Contact details

Contact online

Website: katyclark.org

X (previously known as Twitter): @x.com/KatySClark

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

Phone: 01294 605655
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

29B Harbour Street
Ardrossan
KA22 8BU

Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish Labour
MSP for West Scotland (Region)
06 May 2021 to present

Committees

Katy Clark is not a member of any committees

Cross-party groups

Katy Clark is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Katy Clark has 1 parliamentary and government role

Deputy Presiding Officer

Scottish Parliament

Party Roles

Katy Clark does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Katy Clark has had the following roles in Parliament

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

31 May 2021 to 08 April 2026

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Community Safety

Scottish Labour

17 June 2021 to 08 April 2026

Criminal Justice Committee

Member

15 January 2025 to 08 April 2026

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Member

25 April 2023 to 15 January 2025

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Member

22 September 2021 to 25 April 2023

Public Audit Committee

Substitute Member

Register of interests

Katy Clark'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.

Here is the register for Katy Clark. The date of their initial statement was 04 June 2026.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests.

Gifts

No registrable interests.

Overseas visits

No registrable interests.

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests.

Heritable property

No registrable interests.

Interest in shares

No registrable interests.

Voluntary

No registrable interests.

Recent Activity

Official Report

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.

Artificial Intelligence Data Centres (Planning Guidance)

Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2026

Katy Clark (West Scotland) (Lab): "Yesterday, I met constituents outside the Parliament who are concerned about the potential impact on local communities and the environment of the energy consumption of proposed AI data centres in Irvine, Bishopbriggs and Hunterston, in my region…

Prison Population

Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2026

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark): "The next item of business is a debate on motion S7M-00469, in the name of Neil Gray, on achieving a sustainable prison population. I invite members who wish to speak in the debate to press their request-to-speak button now.14:32"

Climate Action and Rural Affairs

Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2026

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark): "The first item of business this afternoon is portfolio question time, and the first portfolio is climate action and rural affairs. I remind members that questions 5, 9 and 10 have been grouped together…

Marine Protected Areas and Priority Marine Features (Management)

Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2026

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark): "I will give the minister a moment."

Animal Welfare (Farrowing Crates)

Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2026

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark): "The member who lodged question 3 is not in the chamber, so we will move to question 4."

Votes

How Katy Clark has voted in Parliament

Find out how Katy Clark has voted recently.

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469

Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 89 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.3

Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Supported by: Kate Nevens
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 16 for, 104 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.5

Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Supported by: James Adams
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 26 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP abstained

Disagreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.1

Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 26 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Motion ref. S7M-00469.2

Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 25, 2026

Result 65 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motions

Motions made by Katy Clark in Parliament

Find out what motions Katy Clark has submitted recently.

Fire and Rescue Service Reform

Motion ref. S6M-20075

Motion ref. S6M-19905

Ferguson Marine

Motion ref. S6M-19522

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: S7W-01214

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 22 June 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 20 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the accountable bodies for the (a) Forth and (b) Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeports regarding compliance by employers in designated tax and customs sites with Fair Work Charter conditions."

Question reference: S7W-01212

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 22 June 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 20 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of its Budget 2026-27 that was allocated to grants for piers and harbours will be spent on Ardrossan Harbour."

Question reference: S7W-01208

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 22 June 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 20 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs have been created in designated tax and customs sites in the (a) Forth and (b) Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeports since March 2024 to date."

Question reference: S7W-01210

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 22 June 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 20 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of the routes in the current Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services contract (CHFS3) for which a Community Needs Assessment has been completed."

Question reference: S7W-01213

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 22 June 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 20 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact that restoring roll-on roll-off ferry connections between Scotland and France would have on (a) rail freight (i) infrastructure and (ii) capacity, and (b) jobs in Scotland."

Question reference: S7W-01209

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 22 June 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 20 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is planning to take in 2026 to engage with (a) CalMac, (b) CMAL, (c) island stakeholders and (d) trade unions on proposals to reform the governance of public ferry contracts."

Question reference: S7W-01211

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 22 June 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 20 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to review the findings from CalMac’s deck space reservation pilot on Mull, Coll and Tiree ferry services."

Question reference: S7W-00771

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 4 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 18 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Recording and Monitoring in Schools Short Life Working Group's progress in developing guidance for improved reporting systems."

Question reference: S7W-00770

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 4 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 18 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports by BBC Scotland News that five local authorities were unable to provide figures on physical attacks in school settings because they did not store data in academic year format, what assessment it has made of the extent of underreporting of physical, verbal, and sexual assaults against school staff."

Question reference: S7W-00769

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 4 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 18 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of data obtained by BBC Scotland News through a Freedom of Information request, which indicates a 55% increase in physical assaults in schools over two years, whether it plans to reverse reductions in behavioural specialists, educational psychologists and speech and language staff to create a safer learning…