MSP for Glasgow (Region)
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Reform UK
MSP for Glasgow (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
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Reform UK
Reform UK
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11 June 2026 to 24 June 2026
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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 Thomas Kerr. The date of their initial statement was 11 June 2026.
I am a Councillor for Glasgow City Council (of City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow G2 1DU). I spend approximately 30 hours per week on this role. I receive a salary and use of a 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.
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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: 8 October 2026
Thomas Kerr (Glasgow) (Reform): "I begin by once again thanking Stephen Kerr for backing the motion in order to allow Parliament to hear this debate…
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2026
1. Thomas Kerr (Glasgow) (Reform): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the operation of the early release scheme for short-term prisoners. (S7O-00339)"
Chamber meeting date: 6 October 2026
Thomas Kerr (Glasgow) (Reform): "Just a few weeks ago, I stood in this chamber and congratulated Gillian Mackay on what I thought was the most pointless, excruciating waste of time in this session of Parliament…
Chamber meeting date: 30 September 2026
Thomas Kerr (Glasgow) (Reform): "Will the minister give way?"
Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee meeting date: 30 September 2026
Thomas Kerr (Glasgow) (Reform): "Obviously—Interruption. Sorry, my throat is a bit tingly today. It looks as if progress on meeting the Scottish Government’s target of ensuring that the child poverty rate is under 10 per cent by 2030 is going to stall at around 18 per cent…
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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 against
Agreed
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 for
Disagreed
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 against
Agreed
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 against
Agreed
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
Find out what motions Thomas 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: Thomas Kerr, Glasgow, Reform UK
Date lodged: 28 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 15 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, for each of the last 10 years, how many school leavers were recorded as White Scottish males from deprived backgrounds, and of those pupils how many progressed to (a) any positive destination, (b) full-time employment, (c) part-time employment, (d) further education, (e) higher education and (f) a destination that…
Asked by: Thomas Kerr, Glasgow, Reform UK
Date lodged: 14 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-04031 by Neil Gray on 14 October 2026, and in light of HMP Barlinnie recently holding 1,450 prisoners and HMP Glasgow having a planned operational capacity of 1,344, (a) whether it will provide details of where the prisoners currently accommodated at HMP Barlinnie will be…
Asked by: Thomas Kerr, Glasgow, Reform UK
Date lodged: 6 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 14 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government where prisoners currently accommodated within the HMP Barlinnie estate will be held following the closure of HMP Barlinnie, in light of a response to a recent Freedom of Information request which revealed that the establishment recently held 1,450 prisoners, while the replacement HMP Glasgow will have 106 fewer places…
Asked by: Thomas Kerr, Glasgow, Reform UK
Date lodged: 12 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of the achievement of BREEAM environmental sustainability standards on the prioritisation of patient safety, infection prevention and clinical requirements during the design and construction of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, and whether any steps are being taken to…
Asked by: Thomas Kerr, Glasgow, Reform UK
Date lodged: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider establishing a national framework for recording accessible and adapted social housing."
Asked by: Thomas Kerr, Glasgow, Reform UK
Date lodged: 30 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the operation of the early release scheme for short-term prisoners."
Asked by: Thomas Kerr, Glasgow, Reform UK
Date lodged: 3 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 18 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reintroduce previously applied local connection rules for access to social housing and, in light of reported concerns that people with longstanding connections to communities may be disadvantaged in accessing social housing, what safeguards are in place to ensure that the allocation of social housing…
Asked by: Thomas Kerr, Glasgow, Reform UK
Date lodged: 16 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider a ban on all face coverings in public places, including balaclavas and the burqa."
Asked by: Thomas Kerr, Glasgow, Reform UK
Date lodged: 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 8 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the educational materials and activities of “Educators for Peace” within the Scottish education system, including whether it has considered any potential implications for (a) political impartiality, (b) the promotion of balanced and diverse perspectives on the…
Asked by: Thomas Kerr, Glasgow, Reform UK
Date lodged: 26 August 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 September 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the night-time economy in Glasgow, including any assessment it has made of the increasing impact of tax, business costs and regulation."