MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
07 May 2026 to present
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Former MSP for Central Scotland (Region)
06 May 2021 to 08 Apr 2026
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
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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.
Criminal Justice Committee meeting date: 29 November 2025
Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "No."
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "On the same theme, yesterday, Alan Wilson of Scotland’s electrical trade body, SELECT, warned that “Scotland absolutely must not be left behind when it comes to apprenticeship funding.” That is how he feels…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "Before us today is a legislative consent motion for a bill that epitomises a weak response from a weak Government. Is there a policy area that Keir Starmer has not reversed on…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "Part of the reason why they might be relaxed is that it is all just rhetoric and they are not in dynamic alignment with the European Union at all."
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Stephen Kerr (Central Scotland) (Con): "With all respect to the new minister, I cannot see how he can be crystal clear about anything when, in his statement, he conceded that there is no national data. How can the Government make policy when no national data is published…
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Motion reference: S6M-20844
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, February 19, 2026
Result 93 for, 29 against, 1 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion reference: S6M-20826.1
Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Result 51 for, 71 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion reference: S6M-20827
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Result 112 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion reference: S6M-20820.2
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Supported by: Alex Rowley, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Result 93 for, 28 against, 1 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion reference: S6M-20819.3
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Supported by: Graeme Dey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Result 89 for, 7 against, 27 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Find out what motions Stephen Kerr has submitted recently.
Motion reference: S6M-19592
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 4 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 18 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what briefings have been provided to the First Minister by the Lord Advocate on Operation Branchform that have not yet been disclosed to the Parliament."
Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what further support provisions will be available to Alexander Dennis following the expiration of the current £4 million support package this month."
Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 4 March 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to reduce the number of violent and disruptive incidents in schools."
Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 2 March 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2026
"To ask the First Minister, in light of the recently published Commission on School Reform manifesto warning that the curriculum for excellence has been poorly implemented and is harming long-term prospects, what the Scottish Government's position is on whether a lack of clear, nationally specified curriculum content and standards has contributed to…
Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 23 February 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported disclosure that £96.2 million has been spent by NHS Scotland on damages, legal expenses and associated costs linked to maternity and obstetric care."
Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 17 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 3 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an itemised breakdown of the cost of a standard Baby Box."
Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many police stations have (a) closed and (b) reduced their public counter hours since 2015."
Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many mental health or welfare-related call-outs police officers have attended in the last year."
Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents, complaints or safeguarding referrals involving biologically male prisoners held in women’s prisons have been recorded since 2018."
Asked by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many retail workers have been threatened with weapons, including knives or machetes, in each of the last three years."