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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Stephen Kerr

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day

About Stephen Kerr

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 5647
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Room 35-36, Airdrie Business Centre
1 Chapel Lane
Airdrie
ML6 6GX

Phone: 01236 439562
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Stephen is a member of 9 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans Community

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cancer

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Credit Unions

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Families Supporting Children’s Learning

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Freedom of Religion or Belief

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palliative Care

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Skills

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Wood Panel Industry

Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Stephen does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Stephen has 2 party roles

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Employment

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Investment

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Previous roles

Stephen has had 11 previous roles

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

06 November 2024 - 26 June 2025

Criminal Justice Committee

Substitute Member

29 June 2023 - 28 March 2024

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Member

22 June 2022 - 29 June 2023

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Substitute Member

22 September 2022 - 29 June 2023

Education Children and Young People Committee

Member

20 September 2022 - 28 June 2023

Party Spokesperson on Education

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

18 May 2021 - 22 September 2022

parliamentary bureau

Member

21 May 2021 - 20 September 2022

Chief Whip

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 - 20 September 2022

FMQ Reserve

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

23 June 2021 - 25 May 2022

Education Children and Young People Committee

Convener

23 June 2021 - 25 May 2022

conveners group

Member

17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021

Education Children and Young People Committee

Member

Register of interests

Stephen'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 Stephen 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: 16 December 2025

Motion of No Confidence

Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "That is absolutely scandalous."

Chamber meeting date: 16 December 2025

Motion of No Confidence

Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "That is absolutely scandalous."

Chamber meeting date: 10 December 2025

Manufacturing (Renewable Energy)

Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "The Deputy First Minister has talked about support for manufacturing, but communities across Forth Valley are still waiting for basic transparency about the future of the Ineos Olefins and Polymers plant at Grangemouth…

Chamber meeting date: 10 December 2025

Social Security Spending

Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "Will Claire Baker give way on that point?"

Economy and Fair Work Committee meeting date: 10 December 2025

Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "I am not a lawyer and I am certainly not a professor of any of these matters. Some of the language, terminology and new words continue to nearly bamboozle me…

Votes

How Stephen Kerr has voted in Parliament

Find out how Stephen Kerr has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-20135

Motion of No Confidence

Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, December 11, 2025

Supported by: Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Lumsden, Roz McCall, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Douglas Ross, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Result 57 for, 67 against, 1 abstained, 4 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 50 Amendment 11

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Result 1 for, 95 against, 18 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6M-20167

Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Maurice Golden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Friday, December 12, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Result 119 for, 2 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-20138

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, December 11, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Result 120 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-20099

Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, December 11, 2025

Result 79 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 23 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Stephen Kerr has asked

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

Question reference: S6W-42322

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 15 December 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 12 January 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the alleged lack of crucial detail in the UK Warm Homes Plan and the impact on the Scottish Government's plans to introduce a Heat in Buildings Bill, what discussions it has had with UK Government ministers on this matter, and whether it will publish any related correspondence."

Question reference: S6W-42338

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 4 December 2025

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the safety risks associated with patients being treated in corridors and other non-clinical areas in hospitals."

Question reference: S6W-42340

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 4 December 2025

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that NHS boards record and publish corridor care data consistently."

Question reference: S6W-42345

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 4 December 2025

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase patient capacity in community and social care settings in order to reduce hospital overcrowding."

Question reference: S6W-42342

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 4 December 2025

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Royal College of Nursing's findings in its report, On the frontline of the UK's corridor care crisis, regarding staff providing daily care in unsuitable settings."

Question reference: S6W-42337

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 4 December 2025

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to mandatory national reporting on corridor care in hospitals."

Question reference: S6W-42343

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 4 December 2025

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that patients have access to suitable equipment and facilities when they are treated outside standard hospital wards."

Question reference: S6W-42341

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 4 December 2025

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will investigate any reported incidents of harm, including cardiac arrests, linked to corridor care in hospitals, in the last five years."

Question reference: S6W-42339

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 4 December 2025

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of patients treated in unsuitable settings due to hospital overcrowding in each of the last five years."

Question reference: S6W-42360

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 5 December 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 19 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has made of the reported rise in attempted murders perpetrated by children."

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