Liam Kerr
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
About Liam Kerr
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6973
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
80 Rosemount Place
Aberdeen
AB25 2XN
Committees
Liam is a member of 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Liam is a member of 5 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women in Enterprise
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Liam does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Liam has 3 party roles
Party Spokesperson on Energy
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Party Spokesperson on Net Zero
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Party Spokesperson on Transport
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles
Liam has had 7 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
29 June 2017 - 04 May 2021
Justice Committee
Member
24 November 2016 - 20 August 2020
Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee
Deputy Convener
25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Substitute Member
18 January 2017 - 29 June 2017
Finance and Constitution Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 18 January 2017
Economy Jobs and Fair Work Committee
Member
29 September 2016 - 24 November 2016
Public Audit and Postlegislative Scrutiny Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 29 September 2016
Public Audit Committee
Member
Register of interests
Liam'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 21 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
I expect to receive dividends from Trinity Kerr Limited of between £500 and £2,000 per annum.
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.
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
I own a flat in Edinburgh. I estimate the value of the property to be between £150,001 and £200,000. The gross rental income from the property is between £5,001 and £10,000 per annum.
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 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 a supporter of the following charities: ActionAid; The SOKO Fund, Lendwithcare.
I am a member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists.
I am registered with the Law Society of England and Wales.
I am a member of the Royal Yachting Association.
I am a member of the RNLI.
I am registered with the Law Society of Scotland.
Recent Activity
What was said
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.
Chamber meeting date: 25 November 2021
Zero Direct Emissions Heating (New-build Properties)
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Earlier this week, the Prime Minister said that new homes and buildings will be required to install electric vehicle charging points from 2022. Does the Scottish Government have similar ambitions?"
Chamber meeting date: 25 November 2021
Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "I am genuinely very grateful for Gillian Martin’s words and I do not disagree with a lot of what she has said today. Crucially, Gillian Martin will acknowledge that, so far, the UK Government has backed Acorn with £31 million…
Chamber meeting date: 24 November 2021
Colorectal Cancer Screening
4. Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to tackle the reported backlog of colorectal cancer screening. (S6O-00425)"
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 23 November 2021
COP26 Outcomes
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "I have a brief question. Mike Robinson, you said that the private sector will respond more quickly to the situation. What ought Governments to do to get out of the way of the private sector providing that innovation and/or to promote it doing that…
Chamber meeting date: 17 November 2021
Public Transport Use
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "If we want more people to use public transport, public transport has to be reliable. The recent incidence of industrial action means that that has not been the case…
Votes
How Liam Kerr has voted in Parliament
Find out how Liam Kerr has voted recently.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the UK Government’s Levelling Up Agenda in Scotland
Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Supported by: Daniel Johnson, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 18, 2021
Result 23 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the UK Government’s Levelling Up Agenda in Scotland
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 18, 2021
Result 23 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the UK Government’s Levelling Up Agenda in Scotland
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes, Ben Macpherson, Ivan McKee, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 18, 2021
Result 65 for, 51 against, 1 abstained, 12 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the UK Government’s Levelling Up Agenda in Scotland
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Supported by: Stephen Kerr
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 18, 2021
Result 29 for, 89 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Removing the Cap on Funded Places for Frontline Medical Students
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Supported by: Kevin Stewart, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Result 67 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Liam Kerr in Parliament
Find out what motions Liam Kerr has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Liam Kerr has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02681 by Richard Lochhead on 22 September 2021, whether it will provide the information that was requested regarding the budget stream(s) from which the 10-year £500 million Just Transition Fund for the North East and Moray will be drawn."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to make the installation of heating systems, such as heat pumps, more accessible to groups with less technical literacy."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what quantity of CO2 emissions has each operational gas-fired power station generated in each year of production."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what quantity of CO2 emissions has the Hunterston B power plant generated in each year of production."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03371 by Patrick Harvie on 27 October 2021, whether "renewable heating systems in off-gas buildings" includes biomass burners."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03371 by Patrick Harvie on 27 October 2021, how it defines "renewable heating systems", and what specifically is (a) included and (b) excluded in this definition."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to enforce the transition of buildings to an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of C by 2033, and whether it plans to impose any restrictions or bans on sales of properties that have not achieved an EPC rating of C by 2033."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 21 October 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that Scotland's two nuclear power stations provide approximately 34% of Scotland’s daily electricity needs, from where that electricity will be sourced following their closure."
Answered by: Michael Matheson on 15 November 2021
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 21 October 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government's £60 million innovation fund to make clean heat systems smaller, easier to install and cheaper to run, whether it plans to launch a similar fund for Scotland."
Answered by: Patrick Harvie on 15 November 2021
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 14 October 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its Heat in Buildings Strategy, what it is doing to ensure that colleges and schools have sufficient trained professionals to teach the skills required to deliver the strategy; what planning is taking place to create and provide such courses; what it is doing to encourage potential students to undertake…
Answered by: Patrick Harvie on 11 November 2021
See all of Liam Kerr's written questions submitted in Parliament