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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
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Liam Kerr

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for North East Scotland (Region)

About Liam Kerr

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @LiamKerrMSP

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6973
Text relay calls welcome.

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region)
05 May 2016 to present

Committees

Liam Kerr is a member of 1 committee

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Member

Cross-party groups

Liam Kerr is not a member of any cross-party groups

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Liam Kerr does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Liam Kerr has 1 party role

Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Energy

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Previous roles

Liam Kerr has had the following roles in Parliament

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

08 October 2024 to 08 April 2026

Party Spokesperson on Justice

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

30 October 2024 to 08 April 2026

Criminal Justice Committee

Deputy Convener

10 October 2024 to 30 October 2024

Criminal Justice Committee

Member

29 June 2023 to 10 October 2024

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Member

28 June 2023 to 08 October 2024

Party Spokesperson on Education

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

28 June 2023 to 08 October 2024

Party Spokesperson on Skills

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

17 June 2021 to 29 June 2023

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Member

21 May 2021 to 28 June 2023

Party Spokesperson on Energy

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 to 28 June 2023

Party Spokesperson on Net Zero

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 to 28 June 2023

Party Spokesperson on Transport

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

28 June 2017 to 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Justice

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

29 June 2017 to 04 May 2021

Justice Committee

Member

24 November 2016 to 20 August 2020

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee

Deputy Convener

25 February 2020 to 20 August 2020

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Substitute Member

03 September 2019 to 11 August 2020

Deputy Party Leader

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

18 January 2017 to 29 June 2017

Finance and Constitution Committee

Member

26 May 2016 to 28 June 2017

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Employment

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

26 May 2016 to 28 June 2017

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Skills

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

08 June 2016 to 18 January 2017

Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee

Member

29 September 2016 to 24 November 2016

Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee

Member

08 June 2016 to 29 September 2016

Public Audit Committee

Member

Register of interests

Liam Kerr'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.

Here is the register for Liam Kerr. The date of their initial statement was 04 June 2026.

Remuneration and related undertaking

I am a director and employee of Trinity Kerr Limited, (a provider of legal services, c/o Infinity Partnership, Aberdeen). From May 2016 until July 2016 I received a gross salary of between £1,001 and £2,000. From July 2016 I have received no salary from this company.

I expect to receive dividends from Trinity Kerr Limited of between £500 and £2,000 per annum.

Gifts

No registrable interests.

Overseas visits

No registrable interests.

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests.

Heritable property

No registrable interests.

Interest in shares

I hold ordinary shares in Trinity Kerr Limited, a provider of legal services, representing 100% of the issued share capital.

Voluntary

I am a member of the RNLI.

I am registered with the Law Society of Scotland.

I am a supporter of the following charities: ActionAid; The SOKO Fund; Lendwithcare.

I own a small number of shares in Aberdeen Community Energy, a community group which has installed a community hydro-electric turbine in the Tillydrone area of Aberdeen. I do not consider these shares to be above the threshold for registration.

I am registered with the Law Society of England and Wales.

I am a member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists.

I am a member of the Royal Yachting Association.

Recent Activity

Official Report

What Liam 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.

Interests

Finance and Public Administration Committee meeting date: 17 June 2026

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "I am 100 per cent shareholder and director of Trinity Kerr Ltd, which is a provider of legal services. That interest will not often be relevant, but I will make an appropriate declaration if it is."

Road Infrastructure Commitments (North East Scotland)

Chamber meeting date: 16 June 2026

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will honour, in full, commitments made by previous ministers for transport to upgrade road infrastructure in the north-east of Scotland. (S7O-00064)"

Aberdeen’s Union Street and Glasgow’s People’s Palace (Investment)

Chamber meeting date: 16 June 2026

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "The deeply cynical timing of this statement—reannouncing money that was promised months ago, £400,000 of which has been repackaged from three years ago, two days before the Aberdeen South by-election—will fool no one…

Decision Time

Chamber meeting date: 16 June 2026

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My vote has not registered; I tried to vote no."

Jo Cox’s Death (10th Anniversary)

Chamber meeting date: 16 June 2026

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "I, too, congratulate Jenny Young on bringing the debate to the chamber. I had not originally intended to speak in the debate; I wanted just to sit in and listen…

Votes

How Liam Kerr has voted in Parliament

Find out how Liam Kerr has voted recently.

Suspension of Standing Orders

Motion ref. S7M-00397

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Result 108 for, 10 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Appointment of Law Officers

Motion ref. S7M-00380

Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Result 102 for, 16 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Affordable Bus Fares

Motion ref. S7M-00367.4

Submitted by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Result 10 for, 107 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Affordable Bus Fares

Motion ref. S7M-00367.1

Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Result 23 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Affordable Bus Fares

Motion ref. S7M-00367

Submitted by: Stephen Flynn, Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 15, 2026

Supported by: Tom Arthur
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Result 93 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Liam Kerr has asked

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

Question reference: S7W-00792

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 4 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 17 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to extending permitted development rights for small-scale geothermal and heat networks."

Question reference: S7W-00867

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 8 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government how many representations under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 it has received from (a) the public and (b) organisations regarding windfarms in each calendar year since 2021, broken down by region, and how many were (i) objections and (ii) expressions of support."

Question reference: S7W-00863

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 5 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 16 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds regarding the current inflation-adjusted strike price or equivalent guaranteed revenue support price per MWh, as relevant, for electricity generated by nuclear power stations operating or proposed within the Great Britain electricity market."

Question reference: S7W-00882

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 8 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what it anticipates the total value of the ScotWind Wealth Fund to be by the end of the current parliamentary session, and whether any existing ScotWind revenue will be made available for the fund."

Question reference: S7W-00794

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 4 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-00321 by Jenny Gilruth on 3 June 2026, how much (a) money was raised from the ScotWind leasing round, (b) of this money it used or has profiled to use on other portfolio commitments as well as supporting the Scottish Budget, and (c) remains and whether the entirety of what…

Question reference: S7W-01023

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 15 June 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers by Stephen Gethins to questions S7W-00644 and S7W-00793 on 3 and 11 June 2026 respectively, for what reason it has not provided the information that was requested regarding whether it supports the introduction of zonal pricing in the electricity market, and what specific evidence it has relied…

Question reference: S7W-00743

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 3 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether the eight Ford Ranger Ultra-Light Pumping Units, which can been used for wildfire management and cost nearly £1 million, are all operational as of 3 June 2026, in light of them being unavailable during Scotland’s worst wildfire season on record in 2025."

Question reference: S7W-00791

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 4 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 12 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage private investment in geothermal energy infrastructure."

Question reference: S7W-00862

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 5 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 11 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-00615 by Stephen Gethins on 11 June 2026, which did not address the question posed, whether it will confirm that it has not made an assessment of the impact of the anticipated closure of Torness nuclear power station on energy affordability for consumers in Scotland."

Question reference: S7W-00793

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged: 4 June 2026

Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 11 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-00644 by Stephen Gethins on 3 June 2026, which did not address the question posed, and in light of remarks by Alan Brown MSP in the debate, It’s Scotland’s energy, on 28 May 2026, in which he said, "Zonal pricing was an option that could bring down bills, but that was…