Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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10 October 2024 - 30 October 2024
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29 June 2023 - 10 October 2024
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28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
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28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
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21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
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21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
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21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
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28 June 2017 - 04 May 2021
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29 June 2017 - 04 May 2021
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24 November 2016 - 20 August 2020
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25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
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03 September 2019 - 11 August 2020
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18 January 2017 - 29 June 2017
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26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
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26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
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08 June 2016 - 18 January 2017
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29 September 2016 - 24 November 2016
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08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
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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: 20 March 2025
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "The 2016 Aberdeen city region deal included a promise from the Government of £200 million over 10 years to drastically speed up rail journey times to the central belt…
Chamber meeting date: 19 March 2025
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "What is the full direct and indirect cost to the taxpayer of the work that has been done and is still to be done? Given the cabinet secretary’s constant refrain that there is not enough money, from which bodies was that money taken?"
Chamber meeting date: 19 March 2025
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "To reassure Mr Harvie, here is something that we can do under devolution. For decades, the USA has had positive results on regression, recidivism and public safety using continuous drug abstinence monitoring technology…
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 19 March 2025
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "I thank Jamie Greene for his comments so far, and I am particularly enjoying listening to him explain both sides of the case. That is helpful to the committee in deciding how to vote. Rona Mackay’s challenge is a reasonable one…
Chamber meeting date: 13 March 2025
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Earlier this week, it was announced that the UCAN swift urological response and evaluation—SURE—unit cancer facility at Aberdeen Royal infirmary is facing more than a year’s delay before opening…
Find out how Liam Kerr has voted recently.
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 107 for, 8 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Result 53 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 17, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Result 58 for, 52 against, 6 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Result 52 for, 56 against, 7 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
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: 12 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs has had with the (a) Law Society of Scotland, (b) chief constable of Police Scotland and (c) Scottish Retail Consortium since 29 March 2023, and what subjects were discussed."
Answered by Angela Constance on 24 March 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 21 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34510 by Angela Constance on 3 March 2025, in light of its previous commitment to publish an updated memorandum of understanding between the Parole Board for Scotland and the Scottish Ministers by the end of 2024, what the reasons are for (a) the five-year delay and (b) missing…
Answer expected on 4 April 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 21 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-35073 by Fiona Hyslop on 4 March 2025, whether it will provide the information requested regarding what increase in freight capacity will be delivered through the Aberdeen–Central Belt Service Improvement Project, and for what reason it did not provide this information in…
Answer expected on 4 April 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 21 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when the Aberdeen–Central Belt 2026 Enhancement Project was renamed the Aberdeen–Central Belt Service Improvement Project; for what reason the name was changed; at the time that the name was changed, whether anything else was changed, such as the scope, outcomes or delivery dates, and which stakeholders…
Answer expected on 4 April 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the evidence that led the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs to change the previously held position to reduce jury numbers to 12 in the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill."
Answered by Angela Constance on 20 March 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that shoplifting cases increased by 18% between December 2023 and December 2024, and what reasons it attributes to this."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 20 March 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many cases it estimates the Victims and Witnesses Commissioner for Scotland will deal with in the postholder's first year in office."
Answered by Angela Constance on 20 March 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs has held with the (a) Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales, (b) Commissioner for Victims of Crime Northern Ireland and (c) Victims’ Commissioner London since 29 March 2023, and what subjects were discussed."
Answered by Angela Constance on 20 March 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to equip all police cars with telematics technology and, if so, by what date this will be achieved."
Answered by Angela Constance on 20 March 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether police officer numbers will return to at least their level at the beginning of the first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown of 17,431, which was set on 31 March 2020, and, if it anticipates that they will, by when."
Answered by Angela Constance on 20 March 2025