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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): @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

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.

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.

Scotland’s Energy

Chamber meeting date: 28 May 2026

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark): "The next item of business is a debate on motion S7M-00159, in the name of Stephen Gethins, entitled “It’s Scotland’s energy”. I invite members who wish to speak in the debate to press their request-to-speak button.14:30"

Scotland’s Energy

Chamber meeting date: 28 May 2026

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark): "The next item of business is a debate on motion S7M-00159, in the name of Stephen Gethins, entitled “It’s Scotland’s energy”. I invite members who wish to speak in the debate to press their request-to-speak button.14:30"

Childcare

Chamber meeting date: 27 May 2026

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark): "I call Meghan Gallacher to speak to and move amendment S7M-00128.4."

Childcare

Chamber meeting date: 27 May 2026

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark): "I call Meghan Gallacher to speak to and move amendment S7M-00128.4."

Childcare

Chamber meeting date: 27 May 2026

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark): "I call Meghan Gallacher to speak to and move amendment S7M-00128.4.15:02"

Votes

How Katy Clark has voted in Parliament

Find out how Katy Clark has voted recently.

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159.3

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Supported by: Patrick Harvie, Kristopher Leask, Cara McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 15 for, 110 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159.1

Submitted by: Duncan Massey, North East Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 28 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159

Submitted by: Stephen Gethins, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Supported by: Steven Bonnar, Katie Hagmann, Jamie Hepburn, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 70 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159.5

Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 25 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159.2

Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 16 for, 98 against, 10 abstained, 5 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

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-00001

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 14 May 2026

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 28 May 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how many retained fire stations have had a fire appliance unavailable for 50% of the time or more in the last five years."

Question reference: S6W-44369

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43888 by Gillian Martin on 2 March 2026, whether it will provide details of the 450 specialist jobs that SSEN estimates will be supported in each year of the five years of the contract, broken down by seafarer grade."

Question reference: S6W-44367

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43887 by Gillian Martin on 5 March 2026, what steps it is taking to work with trade unions to promote Fair Work principles in private contracts for domestic (a) production, (b) transmission and (c) distribution of offshore renewable energy."

Question reference: S6W-44368

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43888 by Gillian Martin on 2 March 2026, whether it has sought clarification from SSEN that its definition of “specialist” jobs covers all seafarer grades."

Question reference: S6W-44371

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43887 by Gillian Martin on 5 March 2026, what financial support it is currently providing to SSE plc and its subsidiaries, including (a) SSEN Transmission and (b) SSEN Distribution…

Question reference: S6W-44370

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43887 by Gillian Martin on 5 March 2026, what action it is taking to promote the Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund for the supply of skilled workers to SSEN Distribution’s five contract partners."

Question reference: S6W-44386

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Cabinet Secretary for Transport’s statement to the Parliament on 3 March 2026 on Ferries and Ports, on what date it expects CMAL to sign the legal agreement with Peel Ports for the public purchase of Ardrossan Harbour."

Question reference: S6O-05693

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 18 March 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its cross-government co-ordination on island connectivity, what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues on how to ensure that public transport meets the needs of island communities."

Question reference: S6F-04758

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 16 March 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2026

"To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reports that the Scottish Information Commissioner is taking legal advice on further legal action against the Scottish Government and his comments that he “can no longer trust the Government to handle this information unsupervised"."

Question reference: S6O-05662

Asked by: Katy Clark, West Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 11 March 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that its Budget 2026-27 adequately funds health and social care partnerships to deliver services, including social care."