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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: 20 November 2025

Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (North East Scotland)

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "RAAC-affected home owners in Aberdeen’s Torry who have already sold their homes under value fear paying tax on the compensation and losing benefits. That would pile yet more injustice on a nightmare that they have faced for years…

Chamber meeting date: 19 November 2025

Professor Alexis Jay (Comments)

Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that Professor Alexis Jay’s comments on grooming gang inquiries were misrepresented during a debate on the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill."

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)"

Votes

How Liam Kerr has voted in Parliament

Find out how Liam Kerr has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19754.2

Education

Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Ben Macpherson
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Result 64 for, 53 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19756

Scotland's Skills System

Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, November 17, 2025

Supported by: Pam Duncan-Glancy
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Result 61 for, 57 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19754.1

Education

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Result 53 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6M-19754

Education

Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, November 17, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Result 63 for, 54 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19756.2

Scotland's Skills System

Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Kate Forbes, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Result 58 for, 60 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

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-42109

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

Date lodged: 21 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 8 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many times each prison has had a restricted regime status implemented because of (a) safety matters, (b) security issues, (c) staff shortages and (d) other incidents, broken down by type of incident, and for how many days each had this status, in each of the last five years."

Question reference: S6W-42114

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

Date lodged: 21 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 8 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of prisons with restricted regime status on prisoners’ access to (a) education, (b) work opportunities and (c) family contact."

Question reference: S6W-42112

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

Date lodged: 21 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 8 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring system the Scottish Prison Service uses to track the use of restricted regime status across the prison estate."

Question reference: S6W-42115

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

Date lodged: 21 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 8 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners have been held under restricted regime status for more than 22 hours per day in each of the last five years."

Question reference: S6W-42113

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

Date lodged: 21 November 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 8 December 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what internal thresholds or triggers the Scottish Prison Service uses to determine when a restricted regime status for a prison must be implemented."

Question reference: S6W-41746

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

Date lodged: 6 November 2025

Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 18 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to referrals to Prevent in Scotland increasing by 42% in the last year."

Question reference: S6W-41745

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

Date lodged: 6 November 2025

Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 18 November 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of a 42% increase in referrals to Prevent in Scotland in the last year, what it is doing to tackle each of the recorded types of concern."

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."

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