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Alex Kerr

Scottish National Party

MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Constituency)

About Alex Kerr

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6474
Text relay calls welcome.

Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish National Party
MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present

Committees

Alex Kerr is a member of 2 committees

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Substitute Member

Public Service Reform Committee

Member

Cross-party groups

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

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Alex Kerr does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Alex Kerr does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Alex Kerr does not have any previous roles

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

Register of interests

Alex 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 Alex Kerr. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2026.

Remuneration and related undertaking

I am a Councillor with Glasgow City Council (of City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow, G2 1DU). Following my election, I work in the region of 16 hours per week. I receive a salary and use of a phone and laptop. I estimate the total combined value of this remuneration is between £25,001 and £30,000 per annum. The basic rate of the councillor salary is deducted from my MSP salary.

Gifts

No registrable interests.

Overseas visits

No registrable interests.

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests.

Heritable property

No registrable interests.

Interest in shares

No registrable interests.

Voluntary

No registrable interests.

Recent Activity

Official Report

What Alex 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.

Hospice Care (National Funding Framework)

Chamber meeting date: 8 October 2026

Alex Kerr (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (SNP): "I attended the Kilbride hospice annual general meeting last week. It was great to hear from the minister about some of the support that will be offered to that hospice…

Syngenta Grangemouth

Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2026

Alex Kerr (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (SNP): "I thank the cabinet secretary for his statement and for his engagement with members of the Parliament. Can he say any more about what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the wider impact that this decision will have on the supply chain?"

Syngenta Grangemouth

Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2026

Alex Kerr (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (SNP): "I thank the cabinet secretary for his statement and for his engagement with members of the Parliament. Can he say any more about what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the wider impact that this decision will have on the supply chain?"

Scotland’s Future in Europe

Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2026

Alex Kerr (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (SNP): "Will the minister take an intervention?"

United Kingdom Budget (Scotland’s Priorities)

Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2026

Alex Kerr (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (SNP): "Does the member recognise that about £3.3 billion has been taken from public revenue as a result of the loss in economic growth from Brexit, which his Government presided over…

Votes

How Alex Kerr has voted in Parliament

Find out how Alex Kerr has voted recently.

Strengthening Scotland’s Cyber Resilience

Motion ref. S7M-01517.1

Submitted by: Pauline McNeill, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026

Result 96 for, 13 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Strengthening Scotland’s Cyber Resilience

Motion ref. S7M-01517.3

Submitted by: Amanda Bland, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026

Result 35 for, 74 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Strengthening Scotland’s Cyber Resilience

Motion ref. S7M-01517

Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Supported by: Kirsten Oswald
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026

Result 70 for, 37 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Strengthening Scotland’s Cyber Resilience

Motion ref. S7M-01517.2

Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Supported by: Patrick Harvie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 8, 2026

Result 65 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Supporting Scotland's Fishing Industry

Motion ref. S7M-01460.5

Submitted by: Ariane Burgess, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Result 21 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Alex Kerr has asked

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

Question reference: S7O-00283

Asked by: Alex Kerr, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 16 September 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it and Police Scotland are taking to reduce violence and abuse against retail workers and shoplifting."

Question reference: S7W-02765

Asked by: Alex Kerr, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 31 August 2026

Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 September 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in developing plans for a cap on the price of essential food items to help address food affordability, and what the proposed next steps are."

Question reference: S7O-00145

Asked by: Alex Kerr, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: 26 August 2026