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
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Substitute Member
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
29 June 2023 - 28 March 2024
Member
22 June 2022 - 29 June 2023
Substitute Member
22 September 2022 - 29 June 2023
Member
20 September 2022 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 May 2021 - 22 September 2022
Member
21 May 2021 - 20 September 2022
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 20 September 2022
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
23 June 2021 - 25 May 2022
Convener
23 June 2021 - 25 May 2022
Member
17 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
Member
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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: 19 June 2025
Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "I thank the Deputy First Minister for advance sight of her statement. My heartfelt thoughts—and, I am sure, those of every other member—are with the workers and families who have been impacted by this terrible move…
Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025
Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "I hate to disappoint the minister, but I do not think that he has been boring at all. As one of the very few SNP members, if not the only one, who has ever run an organisation or, indeed, a business, he would realise—Interruption…
Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2025
2. Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "I apologise for my late arrival to the chamber. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether policies such as culling livestock and promoting less meat consumption could have a detrimental impact on the rural economy. (S6O-04801)"
Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2025
Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "When the SNP is up to its neck in muck and bullets—although that might not be an appropriate term, given its attitude towards bullets—it sends for Kate Forbes, who has the capacity to dress up the most ludicrous policy positions with sweet reason…
Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2025
Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "I am grateful to the cabinet secretary for giving way. When did she first become aware that there were at least £1 billion of savings to be made in efficiencies, as was revealed in The Herald on Monday? Where is she looking for the £1 billion…
Find out how Stephen Kerr has voted recently.
Submitted by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 19, 2025
Result 24 for, 60 against, 16 abstained, 29 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Supported by: Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Result 62 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Result 46 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Result 7 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 16, 2025
Supported by: Douglas Lumsden
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Result 62 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
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: 6 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what safeguards are in place to ensure that (a) academic quality and (b) student experience are maintained in any universities that are undertaking major financial restructuring."
Answered by Graeme Dey on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 6 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on what proportion of (a) adults and (b) children in each NHS board area have seen an NHS dentist in each year since 2024, and how this compares with (i) 2010, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2020."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 6 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what role the Scottish Funding Council has played in scrutinising the University of Edinburgh’s financial strategy."
Answered by Graeme Dey on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Care Inspectorate’s impartiality, in light of reports of it promoting a charity linked to individuals convicted of child sexual abuse."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has instructed the Care Inspectorate to suspend any guidance referencing LGBT Youth Scotland pending a formal review."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 6 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to strengthen collaboration with UK counterparts to promote growth, jobs and productivity."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost to the public purse has been of supporting Ferguson Marine since 2019."
Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what immediate action it is taking to address the Royal College of Radiologists’ view that there is a “ticking timebomb” in cancer care due to a shortage of specialists."
Answered by Neil Gray on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the reported current radiology vacancy rate in NHS Scotland exceeds safe service thresholds."
Answered by Neil Gray on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Stephen, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of any regional inequalities in cancer care capacity across NHS boards."
Answered by Neil Gray on 19 June 2025