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Katy Clark

Labour MP for Ayrshire North & Arran


  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
  • Majority: 11,296 votes. — 175th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Katy Clark voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 18 Jul 2006)
  • Member, Procedure Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
  • Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Defence, Scotland, Education and Skills

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): National Minimum Wage, Agency Staff, Animal Experiments: Scotland, Equal Pay, Departmental Staff

(based on written questions asked by Katy Clark and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Western Sahara: Fisheries (1 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 228W, on Western Sahara: fisheries, if he will make it his policy to seek the inclusion of a reference to Western Sahara in any future proposed agreement between the EU and Morocco on fisheries.”

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iran: Religious Freedom (23 Apr 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the extent of freedom of religion and belief in Iran; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Morocco: Fishery Agreements (23 Apr 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will make it his policy in European Union negotiations to seek the exclusion of waters south of 27°40" from any future fisheries agreement with Morocco.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 33 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 91 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Katy Clark speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 46 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£16,661 (468th) £21,453 (315th) £5,762        
London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
Incidental Expenses Provision£23,778 (joint 69th) £23,499 (139th) £20,328        
Staffing Allowance£87,140 (341st) £90,814 (56th) £75,141        
Communications Allowance£9,772 (joint 192nd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£14,410 (90th)* £13,555 (100th)** £12,012        
Members' Staff Travel£2,073 (25th) £1,452 (73rd) £638        
Members' Spouse Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£494 (495th) £675 (426th) £940        
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,335 (504th) £4,220 (181st) £3,898 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,189 (344th) £1,099 (joint 242nd) £1,099        
Other Costs£0 £0 £0        
Total£156,852 (148th) £156,767 (40th) £119,818        

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,515 (459th). Rail £2,026 (349th). Air £8,986 (51st). Misc £1,883 (9th).

** Car £4,567 (186th). Rail £1,159 (404th). Air £7,572 (64th). Other £257 (43rd).