Information between 26th September 2022 - 22nd June 2025
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Rural Affairs
210 speeches (43,535 words) Monday 11th November 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Chris Kane (Lab - Stirling and Strathallan) Steven Paterson and Stephen Kerr bring us to my predecessor, Alyn Smith. - Link to Speech |
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Protection for Whistleblowing Bill [HL]
23 speeches (9,927 words) Friday 2nd December 2022 - Lords Chamber Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Mentions: 1: Baroness Kramer (LDEM - Life peer) , I thank the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Whistleblowing and its past and present chairs, Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Thursday 10th October 2024
Formal Minutes - Work and Pensions Committee - Formal Minutes 2017-19 (complete session) Work and Pensions Committee Found: Drew Hendry Stephen Kerr Peter Kyle Rachel Maclean Albert Owen Mark Pawsey Rachel Reeves Antoinette |
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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour - Life peer) - @GeorgeFoulkes
4 Jan 2023, 4:24 p.m. Stephen Kerr and Alex Neill are both right. Devolution has been hi-jacked and is in danger. It needs sorting before the opponents of devolution choose the nuclear option. https://t.co/gahyMcmbi9 Link to Original Tweet |
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Marion Fellows (Scottish National Party - Motherwell and Wishaw) - @marionfellows
3 Oct 2022, 10:22 a.m. The Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, has made an embarrassing U-turn on his & the PM's tax cut for the wealthy. I'm sure we'll now see apologies from Douglas Ross, Stephen Kerr & all the other Scottish Tories who demanded we replicate this ridiculous, dangerous policy in Scotland… Link to Original Tweet |
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Energy Studies APPG Document: Annual Report 2018-19 Found: Hobhouse MP Philip Hollobone MP John Howell MP The Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP Stephen Kerr |
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Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases APPG Document: APPG on Malaria & NTDs Annual Report 2018-19 Found: Health and Tropical Medicine Students 2019, copyright @ Oxford University/ Alice Norton L-R: Stephen Kerr |
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Minute of the Meeting of 7 May 2025
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Wood Panel Industry Published: 7th May 2025 Found: Maurice Golden MSP - Registered Member Finlay Carson MSP - Registered Member Stephen Kerr |
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Minutes of the Meeting of 2 April 2025
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Credit Unions Published: 2nd Apr 2025 Found: Parliament Present MSP Group Members: - John Mason MSP - Paul Sweeney MSP – Deputy Convenor - Stephen Kerr |
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Minute of the meeting held on 4 March 2025
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres Published: 4th Mar 2025 Found: Constraints Tuesday 4th March 2025, 17:40-18:30 Minutes Present MSPs Meghan Gallacher MSP Stephen Kerr |
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Minute of the Meeting of 28 February 2025
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Skills Published: 28th Feb 2025 Found: Group on Skills Friday 28 February 2025 (0930-1030) Minute Present MSPs Pam Gosal MSP Stephen Kerr |
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Minute of the Meeting of 21 January 2025
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Credit Unions Published: 21st Jan 2025 Found: Discussion on Support for Credit Unions Location: Online via Zoom Present MSP Group Members: - Stephen Kerr |
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Minute of the Meeting of 17 December 2024
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Civil Nuclear Industry Published: 17th Dec 2024 Found: 6pm Minutes – Nuclear Waste Policy Practice Present MSPs Oliver Mundell MSP - Co-Convener Stephen Kerr |
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Minute of AGM 17 December 2024
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Civil Nuclear Industry Published: 17th Dec 2024 Found: Minute of the AGM Present MSPs Oliver Mundell MSP - Co-Convener Stephen Kerr MSP Colin Smyth |
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Minute of the Meeting on 11 December 2024
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries Published: 11th Dec 2024 Found: December – 6pm Minutes Present MSPs Miles Briggs MSP Neil Bibby MSP Sharon Dowey MSP Stephen Kerr |
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Minute of the Meeting on 27 November 2024
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans Community Published: 27th Nov 2024 Found: s in attendance included: Edward Mountain; Russell Finlay; Maurice Golden; Sharon Doway and Stephen Kerr |
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Minute of the Meeting of 24 November 2024
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Freedom of Religion or Belief Published: 24th Nov 2024 Found: Religion or Belief 11th November 2024, 1830 to 1945 Minute Present MSPs John Mason MSP Stephen Kerr |
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Minute of the Meeting and AGM on 12 November 2024
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Building Bridges with Israel Published: 12th Nov 2024 Found: Wednesday 12/11/24 Present MSPs Jackson Carlaw MSP John Mason MSP Fergus Ewing MSP Stephen Kerr |
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Minute of the meeting held 12 November 2024
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Published: 12th Nov 2024 Found: Robert Toomey - Mark Winskel - Joan Pisanek - Keith Baker Apologies - Liam McArthur MSP - Stephen Kerr |
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Education (Scotland) Bill, Briefing Prior to Stage 3
Tuesday 17th June 2025 A briefing on the consideration of the Education (Scotland) Bill at Stages 1 and 2. View source webpage Found: Accreditation function Willie Rennie MSP, Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP and Stephen Kerr MSP lodged amendments |
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Scottish Parliament Statistics 2023-2024
Tuesday 25th March 2025 None View source webpage Found: , Roxburgh and Berwickshire (C) Craig Hoy South Scotland (R) Liam Kerr North East Scotland (R) Stephen Kerr |
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Scottish Parliament Statistics 2023-2024
Tuesday 25th February 2025 None View source webpage Found: , Roxburgh and Berwickshire (C) Craig Hoy South Scotland (R) Liam Kerr North East Scotland (R) Stephen Kerr |
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Scottish Parliament Statistics 2022-2023
Thursday 19th December 2024 View source webpage Found: , Roxburgh and Berwickshire (C) Craig Hoy South Scotland (R) Liam Kerr North East Scotland (R) Stephen Kerr |
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Alexander Dennis Ltd
34 speeches (29,616 words) Thursday 19th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) Stephen Kerr might not want to believe what I have said, but perhaps he will believe what the company - Link to Speech |
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Defence Sector (Economic Contribution)
70 speeches (62,003 words) Wednesday 18th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Baillie, Jackie (Lab - Dumbarton) He has already been referenced by Stephen Kerr, but this is well worth repeating. - Link to Speech |
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Economic Performance (A Better Deal for Taxpayers)
100 speeches (67,735 words) Wednesday 18th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Robison, Shona (SNP - Dundee City East) I am sure that Stephen Kerr will be on the front bench tomorrow to hear Ivan McKee’s statement on public - Link to Speech |
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Gaza
27 speeches (59,881 words) Tuesday 17th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: McNeill, Pauline (Lab - Glasgow) Stephen Kerr said that Israel has a right to defend itself. - Link to Speech 2: Mochan, Carol (Lab - South Scotland) Does Stephen Kerr call for international journalists to be allowed into Palestine, as some of us do, - Link to Speech 3: Lennon, Monica (Lab - Central Scotland) who have highlighted the fact that journalists cannot get into Gaza to report in the way that Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Care Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
269 speeches (234,637 words) Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Amendment 66, in the name of Stephen Kerr, is grouped with amendments 76, 77, 79 and 80. - Link to Speech 2: Whitfield, Martin (Lab - South Scotland) Stephen Kerr envisages an audit that is more than just a numbers game, in the form of a report that would - Link to Speech 3: Whitfield, Martin (Lab - South Scotland) My intervention on Stephen Kerr about his amendment 66 was specifically in relation to the challenge - Link to Speech 4: Todd, Maree (SNP - Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) I would ask Stephen Kerr not to press amendment 66, because that amendment duplicates existing law. - Link to Speech 5: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) I call Stephen Kerr to press or withdraw amendment 66. - Link to Speech |
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Empowering Entrepreneurs and Innovators
100 speeches (93,451 words) Wednesday 4th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Rennie, Willie (LD - North East Fife) certain sectors.However, we still face challenges in a number of areas, and universities, which Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech 2: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) north of England, so it is unfair to characterise the Scottish migration position in the way that Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech 3: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) In my opening remarks, I definitely made a lot of mention of education and Stephen Kerr will hear the - Link to Speech |
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Public Participation Inquiry
102 speeches (116,098 words) Tuesday 3rd June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) Stephen Kerr makes some important points, but scrutiny is a broad word and can be interpreted in different - Link to Speech 2: Whitfield, Martin (Lab - South Scotland) I am grateful to Stephen Kerr for taking the intervention, and I am very tempted to return the style - Link to Speech 3: Grahame, Christine (SNP - Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) sometimes, just around 25 per cent of those who are entitled to vote do so.In passing, I say to Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech 4: Rowley, Alex (Lab - Mid Scotland and Fife) However, as Stephen Kerr has said, we are talking about only having four panels over four years, so between - Link to Speech 5: Hepburn, Jamie (SNP - Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) As an aside—this speaks to our being accountable and responsive to Parliament, which Stephen Kerr is - Link to Speech |
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First Minister’s Question Time
78 speeches (41,108 words) Thursday 29th May 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Swinney, John (SNP - Perthshire North) I think that Stephen Kerr needs to go to a play park to get rid of some of his excess energy. - Link to Speech |
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Neurodevelopmental Conditions
45 speeches (72,140 words) Wednesday 28th May 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Todd, Maree (SNP - Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) If Stephen Kerr will give me one moment; I have not finished responding to Ms Burgess.The Scottish Government - Link to Speech |
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Committee Effectiveness Inquiry
96 speeches (111,819 words) Thursday 22nd May 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Gibson, Kenneth (SNP - Cunninghame North) emphasise the importance of the convener setting the tone for consensual and impactful scrutiny, which Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech 2: Slater, Lorna (Green - Lothian) I am very grateful to Stephen Kerr for correcting me on that point, if, indeed, I have got that wrong - Link to Speech 3: Nicoll, Audrey (SNP - Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) On the point that Stephen Kerr has just made—Jackson Carlaw made a similar point—does he agree that conveners - Link to Speech 4: Regan, Ash (Alba - Edinburgh Eastern) Too often, the structure that Stephen Kerr pointed out undermines the purpose that we are here to carry - Link to Speech |
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Portfolio Question Time
101 speeches (44,820 words) Wednesday 21st May 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Robison, Shona (SNP - Dundee City East) Perhaps Stephen Kerr should occasionally listen to the answers—he may even learn something. - Link to Speech |
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Grangemouth’s Industrial Future
94 speeches (67,641 words) Wednesday 21st May 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Smyth, Colin (Lab - South Scotland) I bring in Stephen Kerr. - Link to Speech |
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Decision on Taking Business in Private
1 speech (561 words) Wednesday 21st May 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Smyth, Colin (Lab - South Scotland) I am also pleased to welcome Stephen Kerr to today’s meeting.Our first item of business is a decision - Link to Speech |
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Appointment of Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland
8 speeches (4,695 words) Thursday 15th May 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Gray, Neil (SNP - Airdrie and Shotts) I reassure Stephen Kerr that very clear processes and pathways are available to people in the health - Link to Speech |
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Decision Time
11 speeches (17,595 words) Thursday 15th May 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) I remind members that, if the amendment in the name of Stephen Kerr is agreed to, the amendment in the - Link to Speech 2: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) We come to the vote on amendment S6M-17539.4, in the name of Stephen Kerr. - Link to Speech |
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Portfolio Question Time
62 speeches (30,014 words) Thursday 15th May 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Rennie, Willie (LD - North East Fife) Stephen Kerr is right that there is a significant challenge with the number of computing science teachers - Link to Speech |
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General Question Time
35 speeches (18,372 words) Thursday 15th May 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Minto, Jenni (SNP - Argyll and Bute) I recognise the work that Stephen Kerr has been doing with the Bundy family, whom I had the privilege - Link to Speech |
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Scotland in Today’s Europe
108 speeches (111,448 words) Thursday 15th May 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) I call Stephen Kerr to speak to and move amendment S6M-17539.4. - Link to Speech 2: Lumsden, Douglas (Con - North East Scotland) Does Stephen Kerr agree that the motion does not illustrate the SNP’s obsession with Europe; rather, - Link to Speech 3: Roddick, Emma (SNP - Highlands and Islands) I am not surprised that Stephen Kerr is getting tired of listening to the Scottish Government object - Link to Speech 4: Grahame, Christine (SNP - Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) I will begin with Brexit, but I am not lingering there, because Stephen Kerr is too easy a target and - Link to Speech 5: Adam, George (SNP - Paisley) One of the things about that character is that it is a caricature—it is hysterical, and Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Additional Support for Learning
52 speeches (68,101 words) Wednesday 14th May 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Gilruth, Jenny (SNP - Mid Fife and Glenrothes) As Stephen Kerr, I think, pointed out in relation to my commentary on Friday at the SSTA congress, when - Link to Speech |
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Victory in Europe Day (80th Anniversary)
41 speeches (77,731 words) Thursday 8th May 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) with the motion in the First Minister’s name, with the moving speech that he gave today and, as Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
92 speeches (45,399 words) Thursday 8th May 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Brown, Keith (SNP - Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) I will go back to the point that Stephen Kerr raised. - Link to Speech |
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Programme for Government (Building the Best Future for Scotland)
100 speeches (130,016 words) Wednesday 7th May 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Whitfield, Martin (Lab - South Scotland) I am always grateful for an intervention from Stephen Kerr. - Link to Speech |
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Education (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
275 speeches (208,275 words) Wednesday 7th May 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Mason, John (Ind - Glasgow Shettleston) Stephen Kerr mentions the reality that the inspector might find. - Link to Speech 2: Rennie, Willie (LD - North East Fife) I do not want to encourage Stephen Kerr to speak any longer—[Laughter.] - Link to Speech 3: Webber, Sue (Con - Lothian) I thank Stephen Kerr for explaining the purpose of amendment 170. - Link to Speech 4: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) I call Stephen Kerr to wind up and to press or withdraw amendment 319. - Link to Speech 5: Briggs, Miles (Con - Lothian) My colleague Stephen Kerr had a lot to say on this amendment. - Link to Speech |
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Topical Question Time
27 speeches (15,561 words) Tuesday 6th May 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Mochan, Carol (Lab - South Scotland) I thank Stephen Kerr for raising a really important issue. - Link to Speech 2: Minto, Jenni (SNP - Argyll and Bute) As I highlighted in one of my responses to Stephen Kerr, one key thing that the Scottish perinatal network - Link to Speech |
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Education (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
430 speeches (373,270 words) Wednesday 30th April 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Gilruth, Jenny (SNP - Mid Fife and Glenrothes) I am keen to work with Stephen Kerr and Pam Duncan-Glancy on those amendments ahead of stage 3, and I - Link to Speech 2: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) I call Stephen Kerr to speak to amendment 270 and the other amendments in the group. - Link to Speech 3: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) Amendment 290, in the name of Stephen Kerr, is grouped with amendments 293, 294 and 296. - Link to Speech 4: Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Lab - Glasgow) I encourage Miles Briggs not to press amendment 290 on behalf of Stephen Kerr. - Link to Speech 5: Briggs, Miles (Con - Lothian) I also have a 20-page speech from Stephen Kerr on the issue. - Link to Speech |
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Supporting Scottish Industry
100 speeches (135,977 words) Tuesday 29th April 2025 - Main Chamber |
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Business Motion
2 speeches (2,293 words) Tuesday 29th April 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Hepburn, Jamie (SNP - Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) at 11.33 am and then discussed at the Parliamentary Bureau at midday.It was disappointing that Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Framework Legislation and Henry VIII Powers
137 speeches (119,293 words) Thursday 24th April 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Hepburn, Jamie (SNP - Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) a response from me, and I hope that it is useful.The capacity issue relates to the point that Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech 2: Hepburn, Jamie (SNP - Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) relate to the UK Parliament but, as members in this place are all too wont to point out—indeed, as Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Education (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
219 speeches (231,615 words) Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Lab - Glasgow) cabinet secretary’s concerns about resourcing, I think that there are ways and means—as my colleague Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech 2: Mason, John (Ind - Glasgow Shettleston) Does Stephen Kerr accept that, although it is very easy to say that there is a problem—and we might all - Link to Speech 3: Rennie, Willie (LD - North East Fife) Other countries have managed it, as Stephen Kerr has pointed out, so why can Scotland not manage to do - Link to Speech |
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International Situation
105 speeches (113,685 words) Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Adam, Karen (SNP - Banffshire and Buchan Coast) Does Stephen Kerr not agree that the rise of right-wing politics across the world should absolutely be - Link to Speech 2: Swinney, John (SNP - Perthshire North) I tread delicately here in order to point out the total contradiction in the point that Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech 3: Cole-Hamilton, Alex (LD - Edinburgh Western) Unlike Stephen Kerr, I welcome the debate. - Link to Speech 4: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) There were also some local issues that we wanted to discuss—I know that Stephen Kerr wanted to discuss - Link to Speech 5: Carlaw, Jackson (Con - Eastwood) very individual contributions.I note the contributions by my very good friends and colleagues, Mr Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Topical Question Time
38 speeches (15,323 words) Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Constance, Angela (SNP - Almond Valley) will be attributed to a smaller number of individuals.The information that Mr Liam Kerr and Mr Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Scottish Budget Process in Practice
212 speeches (142,333 words) Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Hoy, Craig (Con - South Scotland) My colleague Stephen Kerr said that a finance bill“would consolidate tax and spending proposals into - Link to Speech |
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United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Consultation and Review)
63 speeches (62,921 words) Thursday 3rd April 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Adamson, Clare (SNP - Motherwell and Wishaw) We move to questions from committee members, and the first question is from Stephen Kerr. - Link to Speech |
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United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Consultation and Review)
133 speeches (52,447 words) Thursday 27th March 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: None We would like to see more intergovernmental working, which Stephen Kerr referred to in a previous meeting - Link to Speech |
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Fair Trade
57 speeches (109,344 words) Tuesday 25th March 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Adam, George (SNP - Paisley) I agree with Stephen Kerr. - Link to Speech |
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Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Question Time
32 speeches (16,131 words) Thursday 20th March 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Baker, Claire (Lab - Mid Scotland and Fife) I recognise that Patrick Harvie and Stephen Kerr have different views on some important issues. - Link to Speech |
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Portfolio Question Time
55 speeches (28,923 words) Thursday 20th March 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Stephen Kerr has requested a supplementary. - Link to Speech |
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Urgent Question
16 speeches (12,605 words) Thursday 20th March 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) and the environment to make the projects attractive, and we must work with Petroineos, which, as Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Cost of Living
133 speeches (144,780 words) Tuesday 11th March 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: O'Kane, Paul (Lab - West Scotland) I will give way to Stephen Kerr, then I will make some progress. - Link to Speech 2: O'Kane, Paul (Lab - West Scotland) that they can make in supporting people in Scotland.I have already mentioned in my exchange with Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech 3: O'Kane, Paul (Lab - West Scotland) Stephen Kerr mentioned Rishi Sunak. - Link to Speech 4: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) Will Stephen Kerr recognise that the potential for creating jobs in Scotland when the oil and gas basin - Link to Speech |
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United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Consultation and Review)
226 speeches (119,358 words) Thursday 6th March 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Adamson, Clare (SNP - Motherwell and Wishaw) I know that Stephen Kerr wanted to come back in, so would the witnesses welcome a follow-up letter from - Link to Speech |
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Scotland’s Renewable Future
203 speeches (135,906 words) Tuesday 4th March 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Ewing, Fergus (SNP - Inverness and Nairn) members argue that that is not the case—it would take seven years to build them, according to Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Ukraine
40 speeches (29,542 words) Thursday 27th February 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Brown, Keith (SNP - Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) the depute leader of the Scottish National Party, I endorse the comments that have been made by Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Portfolio Question Time
98 speeches (47,381 words) Wednesday 26th February 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) There is a brief question from Stephen Kerr. - Link to Speech 2: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) I have already outlined the timescale for that, but I would be happy to write to Stephen Kerr on the - Link to Speech |
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Budget (Scotland) (No 4) Bill: Stage 3
11 speeches (6,428 words) Tuesday 25th February 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Thomson, Michelle (SNP - Falkirk East) I do not have concerns about how the money will be distributed; I agree with Stephen Kerr that the devil - Link to Speech |
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Budget (Scotland) (No 4) Bill
183 speeches (147,060 words) Tuesday 25th February 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Robison, Shona (SNP - Dundee City East) I am sure that Ivan McKee will be very happy to keep Stephen Kerr and others updated on the detail of - Link to Speech 2: Hoy, Craig (Con - South Scotland) more senior civil servants to the payroll and is announcing that it is spending £30 million—as Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Portfolio Question Time
108 speeches (52,375 words) Wednesday 19th February 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Gray, Neil (SNP - Airdrie and Shotts) The correspondence that Stephen Kerr refers to was responded to by officials, who gave guidance as to - Link to Speech |
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Powers of the Scottish Parliament
109 speeches (89,834 words) Wednesday 19th February 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Bibby, Neil (Lab - West Scotland) First and most important—I say this to Stephen Kerr—we no longer have a Conservative Government. - Link to Speech 2: Slater, Lorna (Green - Lothian) Will Stephen Kerr take an intervention? - Link to Speech 3: Slater, Lorna (Green - Lothian) Does Stephen Kerr recognise that the conditions of membership of the European Union are substantially - Link to Speech 4: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) unworkable internal market act.I will briefly address the points raised by members, including Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Great British Energy Bill
49 speeches (31,775 words) Thursday 6th February 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Ruskell, Mark (Green - Mid Scotland and Fife) says, and that is probably the best news that Labour back benchers have had all week.However, Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech 2: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) I want to reiterate some of the comments that I made in response to Stephen Kerr. - Link to Speech |
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Post-school Education and Skills Funding Body Landscape
33 speeches (30,430 words) Thursday 6th February 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Dey, Graeme (SNP - Angus South) Stephen Kerr touched, rightly, on parity of esteem, but I want to see the graduate apprenticeship model - Link to Speech |
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Portfolio Question Time
51 speeches (27,401 words) Thursday 6th February 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) can get investors involved in the future of the site.Those are the answers to the questions that Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement
65 speeches (56,913 words) Thursday 30th January 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Adamson, Clare (SNP - Motherwell and Wishaw) We have received apologies from Keith Brown, Patrick Harvie and Stephen Kerr. - Link to Speech |
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First Minister’s Question Time
76 speeches (41,699 words) Thursday 23rd January 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Swinney, John (SNP - Perthshire North) to address in Parliament on Tuesday revolved around one word that was inserted in his answer to Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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BBC Annual Report
135 speeches (74,255 words) Thursday 23rd January 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Adam, George (SNP - Paisley) You are going to hear me say something really unusual: I agree with Stephen Kerr. - Link to Speech 2: Bibby, Neil (Lab - West Scotland) I agree with my colleagues George Adam and Stephen Kerr on coverage of the Scottish Parliament. - Link to Speech |
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Electricity Infrastructure Consenting
92 speeches (67,432 words) Wednesday 22nd January 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Hoy, Craig (Con - South Scotland) Is Stephen Kerr aware that that ideology is also damaging communities in the south of Scotland? - Link to Speech 2: Johnson, Daniel (Lab - Edinburgh Southern) Will Stephen Kerr take an intervention? - Link to Speech 3: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Hearing Douglas Lumsden rail against corporate profits—which might come back to haunt him—while Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech 4: Johnson, Daniel (Lab - Edinburgh Southern) Stephen Kerr described the position that we are in as being the result of “socialist” decision making - Link to Speech |
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Urgent Question
13 speeches (7,501 words) Wednesday 22nd January 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) Stephen Kerr mentioned the freedom of information request that was responded to on 13 December. - Link to Speech |
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Point of Order
4 speeches (3,640 words) Tuesday 21st January 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Gray, Neil (SNP - Airdrie and Shotts) I have today written to you in light of the points of order that were raised today by Stephen Kerr and - Link to Speech 2: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) I think, that he has had to come to the chamber to apologise for his conduct on this matter.As Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Topical Question Time
13 speeches (7,887 words) Tuesday 21st January 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Minto, Jenni (SNP - Argyll and Bute) I refute entirely what Stephen Kerr just said. - Link to Speech |
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General Question Time
38 speeches (19,537 words) Thursday 16th January 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Todd, Maree (SNP - Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) During the debate on 11 December, members from every party, including Stephen Kerr, Stuart McMillan and - Link to Speech |
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Portfolio Question Time
116 speeches (49,422 words) Wednesday 15th January 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) I know that Stephen Kerr has an interest in the issue, but there are legal restrictions to extending - Link to Speech |
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Support for the Culture Sector
105 speeches (122,441 words) Tuesday 14th January 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Fraser, Murdo (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) My colleague Stephen Kerr will say more about that later in the debate. - Link to Speech 2: Marra, Michael (Lab - North East Scotland) Stephen Kerr is saying, “Hear, hear”. He said exactly the same as I just said himself. - Link to Speech 3: Stewart, Alexander (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) Festivals such as Diwali and Eid are vitally important.Once again, Stephen Kerr gave a robust speech - Link to Speech |
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Topical Question Time
23 speeches (17,062 words) Tuesday 14th January 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Gray, Neil (SNP - Airdrie and Shotts) I know that Stephen Kerr will be aware of international evidence about the efficacy of drug consumption - Link to Speech |
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Child Poverty
88 speeches (123,210 words) Tuesday 7th January 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: O'Kane, Paul (Lab - West Scotland) I am disappointed that there is no cognisance of them in the Government’s motion.I give way to Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech 2: O'Kane, Paul (Lab - West Scotland) about how to reduce child poverty, deal with the issues and invest in public services, perhaps Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech 3: Smith, Liz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) However, as my colleague Stephen Kerr rightly said, as did Willie Rennie, in relation to jobs and education - Link to Speech |
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Potholes
34 speeches (37,762 words) Thursday 19th December 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Fairlie, Jim (SNP - Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) I take on board the points that Stephen Kerr made. - Link to Speech |
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Education (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
85 speeches (121,972 words) Wednesday 18th December 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: McCall, Roz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) Sue Webber used the word “tarnished”, which is a very good word, and Stephen Kerr powerfully articulated - Link to Speech |
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Portfolio Question Time
108 speeches (50,389 words) Wednesday 18th December 2024 - Main Chamber |
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Portfolio Question Time
57 speeches (27,969 words) Thursday 12th December 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Balfour, Jeremy (Con - Lothian) As Stephen Kerr just pointed out, figures that were revealed to us show that Sustrans received £97.9 - Link to Speech |
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Review of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement
147 speeches (48,185 words) Thursday 5th December 2024 - Committee Mentions: 1: Adam, George (SNP - Paisley) will be a major issue for us, so I am surprised you have not been asked more questions about it—Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Miners Strike (40th Anniversary)
38 speeches (53,915 words) Wednesday 27th November 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Grant, Rhoda (Lab - Highlands and Islands) their communities, and of the impact that that continues to have.I fundamentally disagree with Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech 2: Mochan, Carol (Lab - South Scotland) Government are felt in so many towns and villages across our country.I strongly disagree with Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech 3: MacGregor, Fulton (SNP - Coatbridge and Chryston) Stephen Kerr said that he wanted the Parliament to be clear on his stance, so let me be clear on mine - Link to Speech |
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Social Care
74 speeches (67,663 words) Wednesday 27th November 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Kerr, Stephen (Con - Central Scotland) I put that to the minister, she told me: “To be fair, that is exactly what I would expect from Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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National Care Service
35 speeches (27,666 words) Thursday 21st November 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Todd, Maree (SNP - Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) To be fair, that is exactly what I would expect from Stephen Kerr. - Link to Speech |
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First Minister’s Question Time
58 speeches (39,872 words) Thursday 21st November 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Swinney, John (SNP - Perthshire North) think that Ash Regan has listened to a word that I have said in response to Michelle Thomson or Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Stroke Awareness
19 speeches (38,456 words) Thursday 21st November 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Tweed, Evelyn (SNP - Stirling) I hear the point that Stephen Kerr is making, but we have to look at everything in the round. - Link to Speech 2: Gray, Neil (SNP - Airdrie and Shotts) campaign by the Bundy family and others, or to the points that have been raised by Alexander Stewart, Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
106 speeches (116,156 words) Thursday 21st November 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Whitfield, Martin (Lab - South Scotland) Does Stephen Kerr agree that one benefit of learning from previous experience is that we can improve - Link to Speech 2: Findlay, Russell (Con - West Scotland) objectionable aspect” of the bill.Liam McArthur, too, identified the risks that it carries, and Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Portfolio Question Time
55 speeches (23,797 words) Thursday 21st November 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) I also point Stephen Kerr to the words of some academics from across the United Kingdom, France and Japan—Professor - Link to Speech |
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UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement
133 speeches (110,744 words) Thursday 14th November 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Bibby, Neil (Lab - West Scotland) I join the committee convener, the cabinet secretary and Stephen Kerr in thanking the clerks and those - Link to Speech 2: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) Stephen Kerr is still not pressing his intervention button. - Link to Speech 3: Adam, George (SNP - Paisley) There was also a lot of love for Scotland—Stephen Kerr would be shocked to hear the love for Scotland - Link to Speech 4: Brown, Keith (SNP - Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) We heard from Stephen Kerr that Brexit was done, but, somewhat awkwardly, he had to admit that the leg - Link to Speech 5: Carson, Finlay (Con - Galloway and West Dumfries) As my colleague Stephen Kerr rightly said, quitting the single market was always going to be disruptive - Link to Speech |
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North Lanarkshire School Bus Campaign
37 speeches (48,812 words) Thursday 7th November 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Mackay, Gillian (Green - Central Scotland) risk, which is why this is such a disastrous cut, and because of the lack of consultation, as Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Decision Time
21 speeches (15,591 words) Wednesday 6th November 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Unionist Party substitute on the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee;Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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Parliamentary Bureau Motions
8 speeches (7,709 words) Wednesday 6th November 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Unionist Party substitute on the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee;Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech |
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One Parent Families Scotland (80th Anniversary)
15 speeches (37,948 words) Tuesday 5th November 2024 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Stewart, Kaukab (SNP - Glasgow Kelvin) I therefore join my colleagues Stephen Kerr, Martin Whitfield and Maggie Chapman in paying tribute to - Link to Speech |