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: 12 June 2025
5. Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on whether the home leave for prisoners system is operating appropriately and as intended. (S6F-04167)"
Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2025
4. Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to prepare for the publication of the “Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland” statistics for 2024-25. (S6O-04779)"
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 11 June 2025
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "What does the data show will be the impact of the reduction on rehabilitation? Arguably, if there is less time in prison, there is less time for prison rehabilitation to work and to prepare people for the outside…
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 11 June 2025
Liam Kerr: "My amendments 41 and 43 are both relevant to section 2, which deals with virtual attendance at court. When we look at what section 2 does, we need to ask whether, as drafted, it covers all necessary matters…
Chamber meeting date: 4 June 2025
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "One of the biggest hindrances to the efficient functioning of the civil court system is the lack of availability of legal aid solicitors…
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Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 24 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 19 for, 62 against, 27 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 67 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Result 85 for, 32 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, June 9, 2025
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Result 91 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
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: 11 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the consultation results of the A96 corridor review will be published."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that prisoners in England and Wales have been banned from watching 18-certificated films since 2013, whether it will adopt a similar policy in Scotland."
Answer expected on 23 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the Scottish Prison Service allows prisoners to watch 18-certificated films that contain graphic violence, and that the Prison Officers’ Association is calling for a review of the films available to prisoners."
Answer expected on 23 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025
"To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on whether the home leave for prisoners system is operating appropriately and as intended."
Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any extraditions to Scottish prisons being blocked or held up by international courts in the last five years, and, if so, what the reasons were for any such cases."
Answer expected on 18 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether any payments have been made to prisoners to settle cases related to "slopping out" practices in prisons in the last five years, and, if so, what the total cost was of any such payments."
Answer expected on 18 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the total budget was for the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit in (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23, (c) 2023-24, (d) 2024-25 and (e) 2025-26."
Answer expected on 18 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit has had its funding reduced by £35,500 in the 2025-26 financial year, compared with the previous financial year."
Answer expected on 18 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether any compensation payments have been made to prisoners in the last five years, and, if so, what the reason was for each payment."
Answer expected on 18 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs has met with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to discuss funding for the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit, and, if so, what the outcome of any such discussions was."
Answer expected on 18 June 2025