Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
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10 October 2024 - 30 October 2024
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28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
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28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
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17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
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26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
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29 September 2016 - 24 November 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: 15 January 2025
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "I have listened carefully to the stage 3 debate, having not been directly involved in the bill until shortly before the stage 3 consideration commenced…
Chamber meeting date: 15 January 2025
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "I am genuinely interested in this debate. How would the cabinet secretary respond to Calum Steele’s challenge this morning…
Chamber meeting date: 14 January 2025
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Will the member take an intervention?"
Chamber meeting date: 9 January 2025
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Devastated owners of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete-affected homes in Aberdeen face being out of pocket, out of their homes and out of options when Aberdeen City Council purchases their homes at post-RAAC valuation rates…
Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2025
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "A reopened Belmont would be transformational for Aberdeen and the north-east, so it is disappointing to hear no capital support figure being talked about in that answer from the cabinet secretary, given that the Government has—commendably—made millions of pounds available for similar projects in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Will the cabinet secretary…
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Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 46 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 88 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 116 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Michael Marra, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Result 24 for, 64 against, 28 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Result 69 for, 23 against, 26 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
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: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete being found in current and formerly council-owned residential properties in Dundee."
Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 6 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there has reportedly been a 24% decrease in solicitors registered for children's legal aid since 2020, what analysis it is undertaking to understand any issues caused by this, and what action it will take to address those issues, including reversing the reported decrease in numbers."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review its Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan in light of recent reports that UK natural gas reserves are, as stated by Centrica, “concerningly low”."
Answer expected on 28 January 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs in Scotland’s offshore wind sector, and its supply chain, have been created since 1 January 2023."
Answer expected on 28 January 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that there is sufficient gas storage capacity for Scotland, and, if not, what it is doing to address this."
Answer expected on 28 January 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when its ministers last officially raised concerns regarding gas storage capacity for Scotland, and whether it will provide the minutes of any such meeting."
Answer expected on 28 January 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many jobs in Scotland’s oil and gas sector, and its supply chain, have been lost since 1 January 2023."
Answer expected on 28 January 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-12917 and S6W-12918 by Jenny Gilruth on 21 December 2022, what progress it is making with delivering each of the "Transport Scotland Required Outputs" listed on page 11 of the Scotland's Railway July 2022 publication, Enhancements Delivery Plan."
Answer expected on 28 January 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the justice system will remain accessible to all, regardless of financial circumstances, in light of the reported reduction in the number of criminal legal aid solicitors since 2007 from 1,459 to 966 and the Law Society of Scotland's projection that nearly one-third of legal aid…
Answer expected on 24 January 2025
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Legal Aid Board reporting that there has been a 24% reduction in the number of solicitors registered for children’s legal aid since 2020, and what action it is taking to (a) research and address the causes of this decline and (b) increase the number of these solicitors."
Answer expected on 24 January 2025