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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Liam Kerr

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day

About Liam Kerr

Contact details

Contact online

Post-d: @LiamKerrMSP

Facebook: Liam's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6973
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

80 Rosemount Place
Aberdeen
AB25 2XN

Committees

Cross-party groups

Liam is a member of 9 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Circular Economy

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Ice Sports

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on International Development

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Oil and Gas

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sustainable Transport

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on USA

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women in Enterprise

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Liam does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Liam has 2 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Education

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Party Spokesperson on Skills

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Previous roles

Liam has had 15 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023

Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee

Member

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Party Spokesperson on Energy

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Party Spokesperson on Net Zero

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Party Spokesperson on Transport

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

28 June 2017 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Justice

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

29 June 2017 - 04 May 2021

Justice Committee

Member

24 November 2016 - 20 August 2020

Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee

Deputy Convener

25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Substitute Member

03 September 2019 - 11 August 2020

Deputy Party Leader

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

18 January 2017 - 29 June 2017

Finance and Constitution Committee

Member

26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Employment

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Skills

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

08 June 2016 - 18 January 2017

Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee

Member

29 September 2016 - 24 November 2016

Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee

Member

08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016

Public Audit Committee

Member

Register of interests

Liam'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 Liam Kerr 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: 20 September 2023

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Fire Brigades Union (Meetings)

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Slashing £11 million from the fire service’s budget led to a terrifying situation last week. When Aberdeen’s height appliance was “off the run” and Dundee’s was faulty, crews had to travel to Falkirk—a 230-mile round trip—to get cover…

Chamber meeting date: 20 September 2023

Decision Time

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. The app has not worked for me. I would have voted no."

Chamber meeting date: 19 September 2023

School Support Staff (Planned Strike)

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Last year, £46 million was cut from college and university budgets to fund pay deals in schools. Pitting different parts of the education system against one another represents an egregious Government failure…

Chamber meeting date: 14 September 2023

Scottish Government (Freedom of Information Request)

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "During First Minister’s question time on 22 June, I raised a point of order that the First Minister had misled the chamber…

Chamber meeting date: 13 September 2023

Short-term Lets Licensing Scheme

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Will the minister give way?"

Votes

How Liam Kerr has voted in Parliament

Find out how Liam Kerr has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-10523

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Result 83 for, 27 against, 3 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-10497.2

Protecting Specialist Neonatal Services in Lanarkshire

Submitted by: Jenni Minto, Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Supported by: Michael Matheson, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-10497

Protecting Specialist Neonatal Services in Lanarkshire

Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 18, 2023

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-10498

Protecting Scotland's Nature

Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 18, 2023

Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-10498.2

Protecting Scotland's Nature

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Supported by: Neil Gray, Richard Lochhead, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Liam Kerr has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6O-02560

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 September 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Fiscal Framework."

Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2023

Question ref. S6W-20779

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22 August 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government how often it has engaged with COSLA in the last 24 months, and how often it plans to engage with COSLA during the current school year."

Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 September 2023

Question ref. S6W-20853

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 August 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of summer school programme funding that it made available in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023, also broken down by local authority area."

Answered by Natalie Don on 20 September 2023

Question ref. S6W-20773

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22 August 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-20065 by Jenny Gilruth on 15 August 2023, whether it will directly address the second part of the question and confirm whether or not there is a system in Scotland similar to the Early Help Scheme in England."

Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 September 2023

Question ref. S6W-20778

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22 August 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government how it (a) currently works and (b) plans to work with local authorities to encourage students to take STEM subjects."

Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 September 2023

Question ref. S6W-21484

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 September 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to encourage partners in the college sector’s collective bargaining process to implement the recommendations of the report, Lessons Learned – resetting national collective bargaining in the colleges sector."

Answer expected on 3 October 2023

Question ref. S6W-21485

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 September 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government which partners in the college sector’s collective bargaining process have yet to provide a formal response to the report, Lessons Learned – resetting national collective bargaining in the colleges sector."

Answer expected on 3 October 2023

Question ref. S6W-21486

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 September 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its move towards parity of support for part-time students that it announced in its Programme for Government 2023-24, whether it plans to implement the recommendation contained in the report of the independent review of student financial support in Scotland that “the Scottish Government works in…

Answer expected on 3 October 2023

Question ref. S6W-21487

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 September 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the next round of the Flexible Workforce Development Fund will be announced."

Answer expected on 3 October 2023

Question ref. S6W-21483

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 September 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to take forward the recommendations of the report, Lessons Learned – resetting national collective bargaining in the colleges sector, in particular the recommendation that "full consideration should be given to appointing an Independent, non-voting Chair for the [National Joint Negotiating…

Answer expected on 3 October 2023

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