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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

X (previously known as Twitter): @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

Liam is a member of 1 committee

Cross-party groups

Liam is a member of 10 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 Music

Deputy Convener

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 1 party role

Party Spokesperson on Justice

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Previous roles

Liam has had 18 previous roles

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

29 June 2023 - 10 October 2024

Education Children and Young People Committee

Member

28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024

Party Spokesperson on Education

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024

Party Spokesperson on Skills

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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: 10 October 2024

Forties Pipeline System (Grangemouth Refinery Closure Impacts)

4. Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates that the planned closure of Grangemouth oil refinery will have on the Forties pipeline system and associated jobs and businesses. (S6O-03840)"

Chamber meeting date: 10 October 2024

Colleges (Priorities)

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Notwithstanding what we have just heard, the SFC published its final funding allocation in May 2024…

Chamber meeting date: 10 October 2024

Prison Population

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "When I previously held the justice brief, between 2017 and 2021, I recall frequently discussing the ballooning prison population and what to do about it, yet today that population is at record highs and, as the cabinet secretary conceded, it is projected to continue to rise. In coming back to the brief, what strikes me is that, despite promises…

Chamber meeting date: 10 October 2024

Prosecution Guidance on Public Safety and Prison Population

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "I am grateful to the Lord Advocate for providing advance sight of her statement. Today, the public hoped for clarity on what would change in prosecution policy in response to our ballooning prison population…

Votes

How Liam Kerr has voted in Parliament

Find out how Liam Kerr has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-14836

Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 10, 2024

Result 94 for, 0 against, 7 abstained, 28 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-14823

Free Bus Travel for Asylum Seekers

Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024

Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Ross Greer, Patrick Harvie, Gillian Mackay, Mark Ruskell, Lorna Slater, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Result 68 for, 27 against, 20 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-14825

Budget Priorities 2025-26

Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024

Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Maggie Chapman, Patrick Harvie, Gillian Mackay, Mark Ruskell, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Result 64 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-14825.3

Budget Priorities 2025-26

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Result 65 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-14823.3

Free Bus Travel for Asylum Seekers

Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Result 68 for, 48 against, 1 abstained, 12 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-03840

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates that the planned closure of Grangemouth oil refinery will have on the Forties Pipeline System and associated jobs and businesses."

Taken in the Chamber on 10 October 2024

Question ref. S6W-30285

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-21980 by Graeme Dey on 31 October 2023, whether it has concluded and published the findings of the Student Finance and Wellbeing Study, and, if not, when it will do so."

Answer expected on 29 October 2024

Question ref. S6W-30286

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 October 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26191 by Jenny Gilruth on 9 April 2024, whether it will provide the latest timescales and developments regarding the establishment of a Centre for Teaching Excellence, including whether the co-production of the Centre concluded "by the summer [2024]" as planned, and in relation…

Answer expected on 29 October 2024

Question ref. S6W-29925

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it reportedly removed funding for upskilling and reskilling Scotland's workforce in its Budget 2024-25; what assessment it has undertaken of any impact of this on (a) equalities and (b) the future economy, and whether it has any plans to reintroduce any such funding in the remainder of the current…

Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 October 2024

Question ref. S6T-02121

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 30 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that pensioners can afford to heat their homes this winter."

Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2024

Question ref. S6W-29928

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-28938 by Fiona Hyslop on 9 September 2024, whether its restatement of the position is confirmation that it has not made an assessment of the scope of the role of Transport Scotland, including any duplication of (a) responsibility and (b) funding in the period (i) before and (ii)…

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-30048

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether the regeneration capital grant fund for the community element of the Victoria Road School project in Torry has been allowed to roll over into 2024-25."

Answered by Tom Arthur on 27 September 2024

Question ref. S6O-03755

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out how it measures economic growth, including what metrics it uses to assess success in economic growth."

Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29416

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs there have been in the hospitality sector in each of the last 10 years."

Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29414

Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what economic assessment it has made of the recovery of the hospitality sector since the COVID-19 pandemic."

Answered by Richard Lochhead on 16 September 2024

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