MSP for Glasgow (Region)
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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Reform UK
MSP for Glasgow (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
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Member
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Reform UK
Reform UK
Reform UK
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
24 June 2026 to 04 November 2026
Deputy Convener
21 May 2026 to 27 October 2026
Reform UK
11 June 2026 to 24 June 2026
Member
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: 4 November 2026
Thomas Kerr (Glasgow) (Reform): "Is Kirsten Oswald really suggesting that France, Belgium, Austria, Denmark and Switzerland are racist? They have restrictions on face coverings, including bans…
Chamber meeting date: 29 October 2026
5. Thomas Kerr (Glasgow) (Reform): "To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gives to responses received through public consultations when making policy decisions. (S7O-00409)"
Chamber meeting date: 29 October 2026
Thomas Kerr (Glasgow) (Reform): "Scotland’s drug and alcohol deaths are not simply statistics—they represent lives lost, families devastated and communities left asking why more was not done. In 2016, my dad was one of those lives, so, for me, this issue is personal, not political…
Chamber meeting date: 28 October 2026
Thomas Kerr (Glasgow) (Reform): "Police visibility is extremely important, but the cabinet secretary will be aware of concerns from the Scottish Police Authority that, if it does not receive a funding increase, Scotland could see police numbers fall to their lowest level in 23 years…
Chamber meeting date: 27 October 2026
Thomas Kerr (Glasgow) (Reform): "Given that sexual offences and rapes have seen an upward trend over a 10-year period in Glasgow—with around 486 reported rapes and attempted rapes recorded annually, which averages out to roughly one every 18 hours—and given the Scottish Police Authority’s recent report on the financial crisis that is engulfing Police Scotland, does the Deputy…
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Motion ref. S7M-01844
Submitted by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK . Date lodged: Monday, November 2, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Result 92 for, 15 against, 8 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01844.2
Submitted by: Kirsten Oswald, Eastwood, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Supported by: Neil Gray, Simita Kumar, Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Result 83 for, 24 against, 8 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01851
Submitted by: Angela Ross, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Reform UK . Date lodged: Monday, November 2, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Result 75 for, 23 against, 16 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01851.3
Submitted by: Tom Arthur, Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Supported by: Stephen Flynn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Result 66 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01766
Submitted by: Maree Todd, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Supported by: Angela Constance, Alison Thewliss
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 29, 2026
Result 76 for, 24 against, 14 abstained, 0 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
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: 3 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding funding that has been provided to the Scottish Refugee Council over the last year, (a) how much was provided, (b) for what purpose it was provided, and (c) what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of this funding."
Asked by: Thomas Kerr, Glasgow, Reform UK
Date lodged: 14 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 28 October 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: 1 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 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: 21 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gives to responses received through public consultations when making policy decisions."
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: 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: 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."