Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
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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: 17 September 2025
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "In summer last year and earlier this year, in an attempt to ease overcrowding and without consideration of their individual rehabilitation journeys, the Government released 789 prisoners early from their short sentences…
Chamber meeting date: 17 September 2025
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "The bill has had a tortuous passage. The cabinet secretary said that it has been a marathon, not a sprint, and that is certainly true. It was originally going to be called the “Criminal Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill”…
Chamber meeting date: 16 September 2025
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "The broad thrust of Jamie Greene’s amendments is reasonable and I am inclined to support them, although I note that an awful lot of what is in the proposed victims charter seems to replicate what is in the “Victims’ Code for Scotland”…
Chamber meeting date: 10 September 2025
2. Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what the justification was at the time for the purchase of Glen Prosen by Forestry and Land Scotland in November 2022, with a reported cost to the public of £17.6 million. (S6O-04899)"
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 10 September 2025
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Good morning to the panel. On the point about relationships, we all saw the reports yesterday about Scottish prisons being overcrowded and overcapacity, with 10 prisons at red risk status…
Find out how Liam Kerr has voted recently.
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 15, 2025
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Result 71 for, 46 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 12 for, 101 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 63 for, 48 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 45 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 28 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Liam Kerr has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Scotland will see the slowest GVA growth of the devolved nations over the next three years, according to the EY UK Regional Economic Forecast 2025."
Taken in the Chamber on 24 September 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that it has abandoned its zero tolerance policy on knife crime."
Answer expected on 25 September 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people convicted of knife crime possession in each of the last four years have received the maximum sentence of five years imprisonment."
Answer expected on 25 September 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains its policy that anyone caught possessing a knife for the purpose of crime should be prosecuted before a sheriff and jury."
Answer expected on 25 September 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 8 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that eight prison officers were attacked with boiling water in the last year."
Answer expected on 23 September 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 8 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether all prisoners should have access to kettles, including those designated as "High Supervision"."
Answer expected on 23 September 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 8 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government (a) what the cost has been of and (b) how much time has been spent on inspection and repair work between the St Ann’s and Keithock junctions of the A90 near Brechin, (i) in each year since 2015 and (ii) since April 2025."
Answer expected on 23 September 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many Drug Treatment and Testing Orders were imposed in each calendar year from 2021 to June 2025, and how many were successfully completed in each of those years."
Answer expected on 18 September 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many Drug Treatment and Testing Orders were imposed in Edinburgh in each calendar year from 2021 to June 2025."
Answer expected on 18 September 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the justification was at the time for the purchase of Glen Prosen by Forestry and Land Scotland in November 2022, with a reported cost to the public of £17.6 million."
Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2025