Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Central Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
Post-d: Stephen.Kerr.msp@parliament.scot
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5647
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Room 35-36, Airdrie Business Centre
1 Chapel Lane
Airdrie
ML6 6GX
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06 November 2024 - 26 June 2025
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29 June 2023 - 28 March 2024
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22 September 2022 - 29 June 2023
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22 June 2022 - 29 June 2023
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20 September 2022 - 28 June 2023
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18 May 2021 - 22 September 2022
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21 May 2021 - 20 September 2022
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21 May 2021 - 20 September 2022
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23 June 2021 - 25 May 2022
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23 June 2021 - 25 May 2022
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17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
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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
Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "Some of our national companies have been truly entrepreneurial. A good example is the RSNO, which has been producing soundtracks for major Hollywood productions…
Chamber meeting date: 17 September 2025
Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "I thank the Deputy First Minister for advance sight of her statement. I welcome the Scottish Government’s £4 million support package, which will provide some short-term relief for the workforce at Alexander Dennis in Larbert and Falkirk…
Chamber meeting date: 17 September 2025
Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "Some of our national companies have been truly entrepreneurial. A good example is the RSNO, which has been producing soundtracks for major Hollywood productions…
Chamber meeting date: 17 September 2025
Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "Grow up!"
Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025
Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "The number of SME house builders in Scotland has fallen to its lowest level in 20 years…
Find out how Stephen 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 Stephen 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, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided to Brand Scotland media in each of the last three years, and what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of this expenditure."
Answer expected on 1 October 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided to the Centre for Good Relations CIC in each of the last three years; how this funding was used, and what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of this expenditure."
Answer expected on 1 October 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided to the Child Poverty Action Group in each of the last three years, and what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of this expenditure."
Answer expected on 1 October 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with COSLA about increasing the transparency of senior officer pay and conditions alongside improved democratic oversight and accountability."
Taken in the Chamber on 24 September 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 9 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many knife-related offences have been prosecuted in each year since 2015, and how many subsequent convictions there were."
Answered by Angela Constance on 16 September 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 9 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs in Scotland it estimates will be lost if oil and gas production falls in the reported timescales suggested in a recent report by Offshore Energy UK suggesting that, without replacing the Energy Profits Levy in the next year with a profits-based mechanism to encourage investment and output, North Sea oil…
Answered by Gillian Martin on 16 September 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 9 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce direct dermatology referral pathways from community optometry and pharmacy, where appropriate."
Answered by Neil Gray on 16 September 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 8 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that welfare policies incentivise work."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 September 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what its policy is on issuing multiple parliamentary security passes to individuals who identify as having more than one gender identity."
Answer expected on 29 September 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on service delivery timescales for (a) taxpayers and (b) businesses of a reduced working week."
Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 September 2025