Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
29 June 2023 - 10 October 2024
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28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2017 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
29 June 2017 - 04 May 2021
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24 November 2016 - 20 August 2020
Deputy Convener
25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
Substitute Member
03 September 2019 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 January 2017 - 29 June 2017
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26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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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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.
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.
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
Until 18 April 2024 I owned a flat in Edinburgh. I estimated the value of the property to be between £150,001 and £200,000. The gross rental income from the property was between £5,001 and £10,000 per annum. [Amended interest 24 April 2024, Ceased interest 24 April 2024]
I hold ordinary shares in Trinity Kerr Limited, a provider of legal services, representing 100% of the issued share capital.
I am registered with the Law Society of England and Wales.
I am a member of the Royal Yachting Association.
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 Scotland.
I am a member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists.
I am a supporter of the following charities: ActionAid; The SOKO Fund, Lendwithcare.
I am a member of the RNLI.
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: 10 October 2024
4. Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates that the planned closure of Grangemouth oil refinery will have on the Forties pipeline system and associated jobs and businesses. (S6O-03840)"
Chamber meeting date: 10 October 2024
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Notwithstanding what we have just heard, the SFC published its final funding allocation in May 2024…
Chamber meeting date: 10 October 2024
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "When I previously held the justice brief, between 2017 and 2021, I recall frequently discussing the ballooning prison population and what to do about it, yet today that population is at record highs and, as the cabinet secretary conceded, it is projected to continue to rise. In coming back to the brief, what strikes me is that, despite promises…
Chamber meeting date: 10 October 2024
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "I am grateful to the Lord Advocate for providing advance sight of her statement. Today, the public hoped for clarity on what would change in prosecution policy in response to our ballooning prison population…
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 9 October 2024
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Good morning…
Find out how Liam Kerr has voted recently.
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 10, 2024
Result 94 for, 0 against, 7 abstained, 28 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Ross Greer, Patrick Harvie, Gillian Mackay, Mark Ruskell, Lorna Slater, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 68 for, 27 against, 20 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, October 7, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Maggie Chapman, Patrick Harvie, Gillian Mackay, Mark Ruskell, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 64 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 65 for, 51 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Supported by: Ariane Burgess, Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Result 68 for, 48 against, 1 abstained, 12 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: 23 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Police Scotland’s extension across Scotland of the north east pilot of not investigating "low-level" crime."
Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2024
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates that the planned closure of Grangemouth oil refinery will have on the Forties Pipeline System and associated jobs and businesses."
Taken in the Chamber on 10 October 2024
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-21980 by Graeme Dey on 31 October 2023, whether it has concluded and published the findings of the Student Finance and Wellbeing Study, and, if not, when it will do so."
Answer expected on 29 October 2024
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26191 by Jenny Gilruth on 9 April 2024, whether it will provide the latest timescales and developments regarding the establishment of a Centre for Teaching Excellence, including whether the co-production of the Centre concluded "by the summer [2024]" as planned, and in relation…
Answer expected on 29 October 2024
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it reportedly removed funding for upskilling and reskilling Scotland's workforce in its Budget 2024-25; what assessment it has undertaken of any impact of this on (a) equalities and (b) the future economy, and whether it has any plans to reintroduce any such funding in the remainder of the current…
Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 October 2024
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 30 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that pensioners can afford to heat their homes this winter."
Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2024
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-28938 by Fiona Hyslop on 9 September 2024, whether its restatement of the position is confirmation that it has not made an assessment of the scope of the role of Transport Scotland, including any duplication of (a) responsibility and (b) funding in the period (i) before and (ii)…
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 September 2024
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the regeneration capital grant fund for the community element of the Victoria Road School project in Torry has been allowed to roll over into 2024-25."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 27 September 2024
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out how it measures economic growth, including what metrics it uses to assess success in economic growth."
Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2024
Asked by: Kerr, Liam, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs there have been in the hospitality sector in each of the last 10 years."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 September 2024