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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.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
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: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Scotland, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Animal Experiments: Scotland, National Minimum Wage, Agency Staff, Equal Pay, Departmental Staff
(based on written questions asked by Katy Clark and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Rights of Savers Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Animal Experiments: Primates (28 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many procedures carried out on animals in Scotland in 2008 under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 involved (a) New World primates and (b) Old World primates; and what the primary purposes of those procedures were.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Animal Experiments: Scotland (27 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the primary purpose was of each (a) procedure and (b) field of research carried out on animals in Scotland in 2008 under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 involving (i) fish, (ii) pigs and (iii) genetically modified animals; and what the reasons were for the increase in the number of procedures carried out on (A) fish,...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Clause 117 — Grounds for designation of MCZs (26 Oct 2009)
“I beg to move amendment 3, page 78, line 32, at end insert— '(d) the marine ecosystem as a whole.'.”
More of Katy Clark's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 35 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 76% 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- 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: 28 Oct 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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).