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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: 26 June 2025

Employment Rights Bill

Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): "Thank you, Presiding Officer, for the opportunity to speak to the legislative consent motion on the Employment Rights Bill, as convener of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee…

Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025

Glasgow’s Bus Services

Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): "I thank Patrick Harvie for bringing this debate to the chamber. It has proved to be timely for residents in my Rutherglen constituency. At its heart, this debate is about people…

Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2025

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey

8. Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): "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. (S6O-04849)"

Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2025

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey

8. Clare Haughey (Rutherglen) (SNP): "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. (S6O-04849)"

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 24 June 2025

Children’s and Young People’s Participation in Sport and Physical Activity

The Convener: "Under our next agenda item, we will take evidence on children’s and young people’s participation in sport and physical activity…

Votes

How Clare Haughey has voted in Parliament

Find out how Clare Haughey has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-16789

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025

Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP abstained

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-16892

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025

Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Result 91 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-16960

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-16942

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-16923

Scotland – A Fair Trade Nation

Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

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 reference: S6O-04665

Asked by: Clare Haughey, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:7 May 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 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."

Question reference: S6O-04563

Asked by: Clare Haughey, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:16 April 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2025

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

Question reference: S6W-36395

Asked by: Clare Haughey, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:28 March 2025

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 31 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."

Question reference: S6W-36024

Asked by: Clare Haughey, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:19 March 2025

Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 20 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on funding to increase the number of changing places toilets across Scotland."

Question reference: S6O-04498

Asked by: Clare Haughey, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:19 March 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 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."

Question reference: S6O-04414

Asked by: Clare Haughey, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:5 March 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect the value of provenance in the Scottish food and drinks industry."

Question reference: S6W-34394

Asked by: Clare Haughey, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:3 February 2025

Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 3 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many clinical staff of all grades have been employed by NHS Lanarkshire in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in each year since 2016."

Question reference: S6W-34393

Asked by: Clare Haughey, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:3 February 2025

Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 27 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party 2021 manifesto commitment to fund the refurbishment of playparks, how many of these are located in the Rutherglen constituency, and how much it will cost to refurbish these."

Question reference: S6O-04389

Asked by: Clare Haughey, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:26 February 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government increasing employer national insurance contributions, how it is supporting local authority finances."

Question reference: S6O-04377

Asked by: Clare Haughey, Rutherglen, Scottish National Party

Date lodged:19 February 2025

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 February 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the rise in employer national insurance contributions on local authority partnership early learning and childcare settings."

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