MSP for North East Scotland (Region)
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region)
05 May 2016 to present
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
08 October 2024 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
30 October 2024 to 08 April 2026
Deputy Convener
10 October 2024 to 30 October 2024
Member
29 June 2023 to 10 October 2024
Member
28 June 2023 to 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2023 to 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 June 2021 to 29 June 2023
Member
21 May 2021 to 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 to 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 to 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2017 to 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
29 June 2017 to 04 May 2021
Member
24 November 2016 to 20 August 2020
Deputy Convener
25 February 2020 to 20 August 2020
Substitute Member
03 September 2019 to 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
18 January 2017 to 29 June 2017
Member
26 May 2016 to 28 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
26 May 2016 to 28 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 June 2016 to 18 January 2017
Member
29 September 2016 to 24 November 2016
Member
08 June 2016 to 29 September 2016
Member
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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 June 2026
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "One of the minister’s predecessors was famously completely unaware of the principles of the Laffer curve. What is her view on that theory and whether it impacts on what she says…
Chamber meeting date: 2 June 2026
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "North-east businesses are struggling due to the Government’s punishing business rates regime. Under the fresh start initiative, businesses that move into premises that have been vacant for six months receive rates relief for a year…
Chamber meeting date: 26 May 2026
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Will the member confirm that the SNP not only wanted a higher energy profits levy but wanted it without the investment allowances that the Conservatives brought in?"
Chamber meeting date: 26 May 2026
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Does the First Minister agree with those who suggest that it is inappropriate for serving Government ministers to sit on the SNP’s national executive committee while serious questions hang over its handling of concerns around SNP finances?"
Chamber meeting date: 19 May 2026
Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "Scottish Police Federation joint central committee minutes from May 2025 warned of “low staffing levels” in public order policing…
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Motion ref. S7M-00249
Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Supported by: Hannah Mary Goodlad
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 4, 2026
Result 84 for, 28 against, 10 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00249.5
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, Fife North East, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 4, 2026
Result 52 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00249.3
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 4, 2026
Result 28 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00249.1
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 4, 2026
Result 30 for, 37 against, 55 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00249.4
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 4, 2026
Result 95 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 8 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many trees have been felled to accommodate (a) windfarms and their associated infrastructure and (b) other energy projects in each calendar year since 2022."
Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 8 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many representations under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 it has received from (a) the public and (b) organisations regarding windfarms in each calendar year since 2021, broken down by region, and how many were (i) objections and (ii) expressions of support."
Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 8 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings ministers have held with GB Energy sice May 2025, who attended and what was discussed."
Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 8 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what it anticipates the total value of the ScotWind Wealth Fund to be by the end of the current parliamentary session, and whether any existing ScotWind revenue will be made available for the fund."
Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 5 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-00615 by Stephen Gethins on 11 June 2026, which did not address the question posed, whether it will confirm that it has not made an assessment of the impact of the anticipated closure of Torness nuclear power station on energy affordability for consumers in Scotland."
Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 5 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds regarding the current inflation-adjusted strike price or equivalent guaranteed revenue support price per MWh, as relevant, for electricity generated by nuclear power stations operating or proposed within the Great Britain electricity market."
Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 5 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on energy affordability for consumers in Scotland of the anticipated closure of Torness nuclear power station, in light of its policy position on new nuclear generation."
Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 26 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 5 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the £9 million it has allocated to the Mossmorran industrial site over the next three years, when will all payments be made, what outcomes are expected from the payments, what undertakings have been given by the recipients in order to receive the payments and how it has determined that the amount…
Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 4 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to extending permitted development rights for small-scale geothermal and heat networks."
Asked by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 4 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage private investment in geothermal energy infrastructure."