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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Liam Kerr

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2016 - present day

About Liam Kerr

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @LiamKerrMSP

Facebook: Liam's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6973
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

80 Rosemount Place
Aberdeen
AB25 2XN

Committees

Liam is a member of 1 committee

Criminal Justice Committee

Deputy Convener

Cross-party groups

Liam is a member of 9 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Circular Economy

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on France

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on International Development

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Music

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sustainable Transport

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on USA

Member

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 1 party role

Party Spokesperson on Justice

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Previous roles

Liam has had 19 previous roles

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

10 October 2024 - 30 October 2024

Criminal Justice Committee

Member

29 June 2023 - 10 October 2024

Education Children and Young People Committee

Member

28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024

Party Spokesperson on Education

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024

Party Spokesperson on Skills

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023

Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee

Member

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Party Spokesperson on Energy

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Party Spokesperson on Net Zero

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Party Spokesperson on Transport

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

28 June 2017 - 04 May 2021

Party Spokesperson on Justice

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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

03 September 2019 - 11 August 2020

Deputy Party Leader

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

18 January 2017 - 29 June 2017

Finance and Constitution Committee

Member

26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Employment

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Skills

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

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 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.

I expect to receive dividends from Trinity Kerr Limited of between £500 and £2,000 per annum.

Gifts

No registrable interests

Overseas visits

No registrable interests

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 21 May 2025]

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 am a member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists.

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 member of the Royal Yachting Association.

I am a supporter of the following charities: ActionAid; The SOKO Fund, Lendwithcare.

I am registered with the Law Society of Scotland.

I am registered with the Law Society of England and Wales.

I am a member of the RNLI.

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: 13 November 2025

Violence in Schools

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Ten years on from Bailey Gwynne’s tragic killing in Aberdeen and promises of action from the Government, hard-hitting figures show that incidents of pupil violence in Aberdeen schools have quadrupled while, across the city, the number of crimes recorded in schools is rising year on year. However, let members be in no doubt: the issue is not…

Chamber meeting date: 13 November 2025

Winter Preparedness (Health and Social Care)

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "NHS Grampian is already in crisis…

Chamber meeting date: 12 November 2025

Creative Scotland (Funding Distribution)

1. Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government how much money has been distributed by Creative Scotland in the previous 12 months. (S6O-05123)"

Chamber meeting date: 12 November 2025

Police Scotland

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Cuts to police budgets and nearly 1,000 fewer officers since the pandemic have led to shop theft rocketing by 124 per cent…

Chamber meeting date: 12 November 2025

Rosebank Oil and Gas Field

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Everyone, which I think includes the Greens, accepts that oil and gas demand is not going away. On any analysis, we will still need oil and gas in the UK by 2050. To satisfy that need, we would need to import more if we did not drill Rosebank…

Votes

How Liam Kerr has voted in Parliament

Find out how Liam Kerr has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19632

Better Bus Services

Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 10, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Result 81 for, 35 against, 2 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19632.2

Better Bus Services

Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Result 35 for, 83 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6M-19637.4

Rosebank

Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Supported by: Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Result 62 for, 36 against, 19 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19637

Rosebank

Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 10, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Result 80 for, 36 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19632.3

Better Bus Services

Submitted by: Jim Fairlie, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Supported by: Fiona Hyslop
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Result 65 for, 34 against, 19 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Liam Kerr has asked

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

Question reference: S6W-41850

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:13 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 27 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of single-year budgets on court backlog recovery."

Question reference: S6W-41873

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:13 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 27 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when the Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise last attended a meeting of the National Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Strategic Group."

Question reference: S6W-41874

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:13 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 27 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when the Minister for Victims and Community Safety last attended a meeting of the National Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Strategic Group."

Question reference: S6W-41851

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:13 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 27 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on the number of court cases that fail or are discontinued because witnesses do not appear for rescheduled hearings due to delays."

Question reference: S6W-41848

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:13 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 27 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent cases collapsing as a result of witness disengagement caused by repeated adjournments."

Question reference: S6W-41849

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:13 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 27 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a multi-year funding model for the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS), in light of SCTS stating in its 2025-26 business plan that its current budget is insufficient to increase court capacity to meet demand."

Question reference: S6W-41872

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:13 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 27 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs last attended a meeting of the National Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Strategic Group."

Question reference: S6W-41598

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:30 October 2025

Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 10 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what recent engagement is has had with the National Records of Scotland regarding the operation of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 and whether it needs to be updated."

Question reference: S6W-41599

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:30 October 2025

Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 10 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to update the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977."

Question reference: S6W-41518

Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Date lodged:27 October 2025

Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 7 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-40884 by Angela Constance on 17 October 2025, how much funding in total has been provided to any restorative justice test cases that have been conducted in the last 18 months."

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