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Stephen Kerr mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
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



Select Committee Documents
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



Tweets
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


APPG Publications

Energy Studies APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: Annual Report 2018-19

Found: Hobhouse MP Philip Hollobone MP John Howell MP The Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP Stephen Kerr

Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


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




Stephen Kerr mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Committee Publications
Friday 30th May 2025
Report - Annual report of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee 2024-25

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Found: Bibby Scottish Labour Keith Brown Scottish National Party Patrick Harvie Scottish Green Party Stephen Kerr

Thursday 22nd May 2025
Report - Annual Report of the Criminal Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament for the Parliamentary Year May 2024 to May 2025.
Annual Report of the Criminal Justice Committee 2024-25

Criminal Justice Committee

Found: Stephen Kerr MSP joined the Committee as a substitute member on 6 November 2024 (replacing Donald Cameron

Friday 16th May 2025
Report - UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: trade in services, youth mobility, and touring artists; and opportunities to improve the UK-EU trading relationship

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee

Found: Bibby Scottish Labour Keith Brown Scottish National Party Patrick Harvie Scottish Green Party Stephen Kerr



Scottish Cross Party Group Publications
Minute of the meeting held 18 June 2025 (PDF)
Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Children and Young People
Published: 18th Jun 2025

Found: 05 – 19:34 Location: Hybrid – MS Teams / Scottish Parliament Present MSP Group Members: - Stephen Kerr

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

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

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

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



Scottish Government Publications
Tuesday 23rd September 2025
Social Security Directorate
Source Page: Senior Leadership Team travel and subsistence claims: FOI release
Document: Senior Leadership Team travel and subsistence claims: FOI release (webpage)

Found: offices was as follows:For financial years 23/24 and 24/25, the mileage expense claim was paid to Stephen Kerr

Monday 22nd September 2025
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Source Page: Meeting with First Minister and Sir Jim Ratcliffe: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500466648 - Information Released - Annex A (PDF)

Found: Grangemouth, there have been calls for a Ministerial Statement, including a point of order raised by Stephen Kerr

Tuesday 16th September 2025
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Source Page: Supreme Court’s Judgement in relation to the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500462630 - Information Released - Annex (PDF)

Found: ANNEX V [REDACTED – s25- Information Otherwise Accessible] (Page 37) ANNEX W Letter from Stephen Kerr

Monday 8th September 2025
Chief Medical Officer Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence regarding free prescriptions: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500461150 - Information Released - Annex A (PDF)

Found: This is on the back of a release from Stephen Kerr MSP about the cost of prescribing paracetamol on

Thursday 4th September 2025
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Source Page: Activities and communications of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government: FOI Review
Document: FOI 202500459058 - Information Released - Annex B (PDF)

Found: Mcguinness; Mary McAllan; ; Olaf Stando; Permanent Secretary; Ross Ingebrigtsen; Sean McGivern; Stephen Kerr

Monday 4th August 2025
Social Security Directorate
Source Page: Winter Fuel Payment documentation: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500468815 - Information released - Documents (PDF)

Found: )(b)] BBC Scotland Document 3 – Email Chain Regarding Advice on UK Government changes From: Stephen Kerr

Monday 4th August 2025
Lifelong Learning and Skills Directorate
Source Page: Education portfolio questions documentation: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500464266 - Information released - Document (PDF)

Found: S6W-36846 – asked by Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Monday 28th July 2025
People Directorate
Source Page: New hybrid working plan correspondence: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500465293 - Information released - Annex A (PDF)

Found: Stephen Kerr made a similar point at the People and Place Board.

Wednesday 23rd July 2025
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Source Page: Queries regarding draft responses to Freedom of Information requests: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500464096 - Information released - Attachments (PDF)

Found: February 2025 09:17 To: Social Security BMU ; Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice 2024 Cc: Stephen Kerr

Thursday 17th July 2025
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Source Page: Scottish Government request responses and use of free & frank advice exception: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500461547 - Information released - Annex (PDF)

Found: 38(1)(b)]@@gov.scot>; Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice 2024 Cc: Stephen Kerr

Wednesday 16th July 2025
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Source Page: Supplementary question information regarding Portfolio Question sessions: FOI Review
Document: FOI 202500460415 - Information released - Annex B (PDF)

Found: Stephen Kerr: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the plans for the

Thursday 10th July 2025

Source Page: Capital spending and budget: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500462167 - Information Released - Annex 2 (PDF)

Found: gov.scot> Cc: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy & Gaelic ; Stephen Kerr

Thursday 26th June 2025
Population Health Directorate
Source Page: Documents to and from the First Minister that mention Rangers Football Club: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500457186 - Information released - Annex (PDF)

Found: Yours sincerely, Stephen Kerr MSP Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland Doc

Tuesday 17th June 2025
Economic Development Directorate
Source Page: Background Notes for Deputy First Minister Portfolio Questions: FOI Review
Document: FOI 202500459692 - Information Released - Annex (PDF)

Found: Stephen Kerr has been the Scottish Conversative and Unionist Party MSP for the Central Scotland Region

Thursday 12th June 2025
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Source Page: Scottish Government hybrid working policy: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500465073 - Information Released - Annex A (PDF)

Found: Young; Jamie MacDougall; Simon Cuthbert-Kerr; Niamh O'Connor; Jennifer Inglis-Jones; John Somers; Stephen Kerr

Tuesday 10th June 2025
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Source Page: Background notes provided to Scottish Ministers for Finance and Local Government sessions: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500455809 - Information released - Annex (PDF)

Found: see Annex B for extract from the Parliament Official Report); • a number of PQs submitted by Stephen Kerr

Tuesday 10th June 2025
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Source Page: Portfolio question and response scripts provided to Scottish Ministers: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500455813 - Information released - Annex (PDF)

Found: Stephen Kerr: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the plans for the

Tuesday 20th May 2025
Economic Development Directorate
Source Page: Background Notes for Deputy First Minister Portfolio Questions: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500455812 - Information Released - Annex (PDF)

Found: Stephen Kerr has been the Scottish Conversative and Unionist Party MSP for the Central Scotland Region

Tuesday 8th April 2025

Source Page: Correspondence relating to the department of government efficiency: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500453622 - Information released - Annex B (PDF)

Found: SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT WRITTEN ANSWER 26 February 2025 Index Heading: Scottish Exchequer Stephen Kerr

Tuesday 25th March 2025
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Source Page: Former Director General for Education and Justice WhatsApp messages during Covid-19 pandemic: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400439469 - Information Released - Attachment D (PDF)

Found: [20/09/2020, Stephen Kerr: Yes please [20/09/2020, Stephen Kerr: Thanks Karen [20/09/2020, 17:10

Tuesday 25th March 2025
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Source Page: Director General for Strategy & External Affairs WhatsApp messages during Covid-19 pandemic: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400436352 - Information Released - Annex A, B and C (PDF)

Found: [20/09/2020, Stephen Kerr: Yes please [20/09/2020, Stephen Kerr: Thanks Karen [20/09/2020, 17:10

Wednesday 19th March 2025
Population Health Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence regarding Cabinet Secretary for Health & Social Care's use of ministerial cars: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500451287 - Information Released - Annex (PDF)

Found: ▪ However, in response to a question from Stephen Kerr MSP, Mr Gray stated that summaries “Will be

Tuesday 4th March 2025
Mental Health Directorate
Source Page: Documentation referring to former Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500449851-Information Released - Annex (PDF)

Found: FOI request. 18 Dec – Mr McKee met with Cross Party Group of MSPs including Michael Matheson, Stephen Kerr

Tuesday 25th February 2025
Social Security Directorate
Source Page: Ministerial statement on Winter Fuel Payment replacement: FOI Review
Document: FOI 202500450294 - Information released - Annex (PDF)

Found: 38(1)(b)]@@gov.scot>; Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice 2024 Cc: Stephen Kerr

Tuesday 25th February 2025
Social Security Directorate
Source Page: Options appraisal for the mitigation of the two-child cap: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500449984 - Information released - Annex (PDF)

Found: Policy Advice Provided/Co-ordinated by: Social Security Directorate Final SCS QA Sign-off: Stephen Kerr

Friday 21st February 2025
Social Security Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence regarding Universal Credit two-child limit: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500448778 - Information released - Annex (PDF)

Found: 11th December 2024 Summary Note of Meeting • Present: Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice; Stephen Kerr

Tuesday 18th February 2025
Social Security Directorate
Source Page: Mitigation of 2 child benefit cap queries: FOI Review
Document: FOI 202500447154 - Information released - Annex (PDF)

Found: Policy Advice Provided/Co-ordinated by: Social Security Directorate Final SCS QA Sign-off: Stephen Kerr

Tuesday 18th February 2025
Social Security Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence regarding Employment Injury Assistance Steering Group: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500448327 - Information released - Annex (PDF)

Found: Officials Copy List [redacted under section 38(1)(b)] [redacted under section 38(1)(b)] Stephen Kerr

Tuesday 18th February 2025
Social Security Directorate
Source Page: Publication of Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice letter: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500447346 - Information released - Annex (PDF)

Found: See www.lobbying.scot From: Stephen Kerr Sent: 09 January 2025 08:33 To

Friday 14th February 2025
Social Security Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence relating to two-child benefit cap between UK Government and Scottish Government: FOI release
Document: FOI 202500447024 - Information released - Combined documents (PDF)

Found: 11th December 2024 Summary Note of Meeting • Present: Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice; Stephen Kerr

Friday 14th February 2025
Social Security Directorate
Source Page: Abolition of the two child cap in Scotland: Discussion and Analysis: FOI Review
Document: FOI 202400446349 - Information Released - Annex (PDF)

Found: Policy Advice Provided/Co-ordinated by: Social Security Directorate Final SCS QA Sign-off: Stephen Kerr

Tuesday 21st January 2025
Financial Management Directorate
Source Page: Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government correspondence regarding emergency spending controls: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400440954 - Information Released - Annex (PDF)

Found: Secretary for Economy & Gaelic Cc: DG Communities ; Stephen Kerr



Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
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

Scottish Parliament Statistics 2023-2024
Tuesday 25th March 2025
None
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Found: , Roxburgh and Berwickshire (C) Craig Hoy South Scotland (R) Liam Kerr North East Scotland (R) Stephen Kerr

Scottish Parliament Statistics 2023-2024
Tuesday 25th February 2025
None
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Found: , Roxburgh and Berwickshire (C) Craig Hoy South Scotland (R) Liam Kerr North East Scotland (R) Stephen Kerr



Scottish Parliamentary Debates
Portfolio Question Time
58 speeches (28,106 words)
Thursday 18th September 2025 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: Dey, Graeme (SNP - Angus South) doubt for one moment that, if we were to increase that number, which we may well do in future, Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review
71 speeches (114,869 words)
Thursday 18th September 2025 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: McKee, Ivan (SNP - Glasgow Provan) Stephen Kerr is absolutely right. - Link to Speech
2: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) I call Stephen Kerr to close on behalf of the Scottish Conservatives. - Link to Speech
3: McKee, Ivan (SNP - Glasgow Provan) record, we will not support.We have heard Sue Webber make common cause with Lorna Slater, and Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech
4: McKee, Ivan (SNP - Glasgow Provan) As Stephen Kerr said, that makes the job of the executive easier to an extent, because such a constructive - Link to Speech

Nuclear Incidents
17 speeches (32,322 words)
Wednesday 17th September 2025 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: McMillan, Stuart (SNP - Greenock and Inverclyde) Does Stephen Kerr share the view of Bill Kidd and—I am sure—many other members that that is a serious - Link to Speech
2: Gougeon, Mairi (SNP - Angus North and Mearns) nuclear weapons—I appreciate that they are deeply held by many members across the chamber, including Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech
3: Gougeon, Mairi (SNP - Angus North and Mearns) nuclear weapons—I appreciate that they are deeply held by many members across the chamber, including Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech

Pre-budget Scrutiny
274 speeches (139,652 words)
Wednesday 17th September 2025 - Committee
Mentions:
1: Coffey, Willie (SNP - Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) You have partly answered the question in answers to Stephen Kerr and Lorna Slater, but how do you see - Link to Speech

Pre-budget Scrutiny 2026-27
157 speeches (86,054 words)
Thursday 11th September 2025 - Committee
Mentions:
1: Halcro Johnston, Jamie (Con - Highlands and Islands) Stephen Kerr, I think that you wanted to come in, further to your questions to Anne Lyden about the fabric - Link to Speech

Exports
79 speeches (91,895 words)
Thursday 11th September 2025 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) What Stephen Kerr does not take into account is the fact that Brexit had a particular impact on smaller - Link to Speech
2: Forbes, Kate (SNP - Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) Stephen Kerr mentions the business sector, so what would he say to the third of Scottish businesses that - Link to Speech
3: MacDonald, Gordon (SNP - Edinburgh Pentlands) Stephen Kerr has referred to Scotland’s trade with England. - Link to Speech
4: Sweeney, Paul (Lab - Glasgow) Does Stephen Kerr not find it rather odd that, despite the national shipbuilding strategy having been - Link to Speech
5: Gibson, Kenneth (SNP - Cunninghame North) Frankly, I recognise absolutely nothing of the nonsense that we have just heard from Stephen Kerr. - Link to Speech

Scotland’s Finances
78 speeches (65,409 words)
Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) I call Stephen Kerr to close on behalf of the Scottish Conservatives. - Link to Speech

Asylum Seeker Accommodation
76 speeches (66,372 words)
Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: Lumsden, Douglas (Con - North East Scotland) Stephen Kerr is right. - Link to Speech

General Question Time
35 speeches (19,640 words)
Thursday 4th September 2025 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: McAllan, Màiri (SNP - Clydesdale) Stephen Kerr, not for the first time in this chamber, should be utterly ashamed of the contribution that - Link to Speech

Tourism
212 speeches (164,014 words)
Wednesday 3rd September 2025 - Committee
Mentions:
1: Johnson, Daniel (Lab - Edinburgh Southern) Stephen Kerr, do you want to ask questions? - Link to Speech

Interests
3 speeches (1,609 words)
Wednesday 3rd September 2025 - Committee
Mentions:
1: Johnson, Daniel (Lab - Edinburgh Southern) Stephen Kerr is a new member of the committee, and I invite him to declare any relevant interests. - Link to Speech
2: Johnson, Daniel (Lab - Edinburgh Southern) Thank you for your thoroughness on that, and welcome to the committee.As much as we welcome Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech

UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill
75 speeches (24,442 words)
Thursday 26th June 2025 - Committee
Mentions:
1: Brown, Keith (SNP - Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) I go back to the questions that Stephen Kerr raised on ticket touting. - Link to Speech

Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2 speeches (1,435 words)
Thursday 26th June 2025 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Alexander Stewart as a member of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee;Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
18 speeches (21,876 words)
Thursday 26th June 2025 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: Doris, Bob (SNP - Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) I wonder whether Stephen Kerr could say what the legal routes to seek refuge in the UK are. - Link to Speech
2: Whitfield, Martin (Lab - South Scotland) It is always a pleasure to follow Stephen Kerr, even when his oration—we might call it a salad of linguistic - Link to Speech
3: Chapman, Maggie (Green - North East Scotland) could repeal the entire Illegal Migration Act 2023—one day soon, I hope that we will.I note that Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech

Young People’s Neurodivergence, Mental Health and Wellbeing
35 speeches (37,272 words)
Thursday 26th June 2025 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: Arthur, Tom (SNP - Renfrewshire South) I hope that that answer has been of some use to Stephen Kerr. - Link to Speech

Decision Time
23 speeches (26,973 words)
Thursday 26th June 2025 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) Alexander Stewart as a member of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee;Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech

Gaza
73 speeches (44,616 words)
Thursday 26th June 2025 - Committee
Mentions:
1: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) Finland and Canada—operates in the same way when it comes to such questions.I do not want to deter Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech
2: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) Finland and Canada—operates in the same way when it comes to such questions.I do not want to deter Stephen Kerr - Link to Speech
3: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) I am not sure whether Stephen Kerr wanted to create an impression when he said that we do not know where - Link to Speech

Portfolio Question Time
107 speeches (53,647 words)
Wednesday 25th June 2025 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) Stephen Kerr will be well aware of my long-standing support for the provision of military and humanitarian - Link to Speech
2: Halcro Johnston, Jamie (Con - Highlands and Islands) As my colleague Stephen Kerr highlighted in his question, it was reported in The Times earlier this month - Link to Speech

Education (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
320 speeches (388,464 words)
Wednesday 25th June 2025 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) I call Stephen Kerr to wind up, and to press or withdraw amendment 29. - Link to Speech
2: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) ]—and agreed to.Amendment 52 moved—[Stephen Kerr]. - Link to Speech
3: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Stephen Kerr has indicated that he will not move amendments 55 to 73. - Link to Speech
4: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Stephen Kerr has indicated that he will not move amendments 55 to 73. - Link to Speech
5: Hepburn, Jamie (SNP - Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) —[Jamie Hepburn]Motion agreed to.Amendment 258 moved—[Stephen Kerr]. - Link to Speech

Topical Question Time
23 speeches (14,216 words)
Tuesday 24th June 2025 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) However, Stephen Kerr will appreciate that it is a matter of public record that Prestwick airport is - Link to Speech

Education (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
412 speeches (462,339 words)
Tuesday 24th June 2025 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) I call Stephen Kerr to speak to amendment 147 and other amendments in the group. - Link to Speech
2: Gilruth, Jenny (SNP - Mid Fife and Glenrothes) Stephen Kerr has talked about unity. - Link to Speech
3: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) As Stephen Kerr said, they complement many of the other amendments, whether lodged by Stephen Kerr, Pam - Link to Speech
4: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) Amendment 11, in the name of Stephen Kerr, is grouped with amendments 12, 13, 198, 14 to 16, 20 to 23 - Link to Speech
5: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) I call Stephen Kerr to wind up and to press or withdraw amendment 11. - Link to Speech

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Supporting Scottish Industry
100 speeches (135,977 words)
Tuesday 29th April 2025 - Main Chamber
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

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

Education (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
219 speeches (231,615 words)
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - Committee
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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

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

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

Scottish Budget Process in Practice
212 speeches (142,333 words)
Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - Committee
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Urgent Question
13 speeches (7,501 words)
Wednesday 22nd January 2025 - Main Chamber
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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

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

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



Scottish Calendar
Thursday 2nd October 2025 11:40 a.m.
General Questions - Main Chamber
Clare Haughey (S6O-05010) To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the closure of any Jobcentres in Scotland. Maurice Golden (S6O-05011) To ask the Scottish Government what the current state of readiness is for the upcoming ban on biodegradable municipal waste to landfill. David Torrance (S6O-05012) To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that Scotland remains at the forefront of hydrogen development and deployment. Gordon MacDonald (S6O-05013) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of the steps that it is taking to support innovation and entrepreneurship in Scotland.  Liam McArthur (S6O-05014) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to reintroducing the "shared cabin" policy as a condition of the next Northern Isles Ferry Services contract. Bob Doris (S6O-05015) To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the climate action secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding how to encourage homeowners to decarbonise their properties as part of Scotland’s ambition to achieve net zero by 2045. Stephen Kerr (S6O-05016) To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has in place to ensure that public body officials do not misuse their position for personal gain. Willie Rennie (S6O-05017) To ask the Scottish Government whether it will change the college and university funding frameworks to reflect the hybrid nature of Scotland's Rural College, which has both higher and further education provision. Watch on Scottish Parliament TV
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Wednesday 24th September 2025 2 p.m.
Portfolio Questions: Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic: Finance and Local Government - Main Chamber
Portfolio: Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic Liam Kerr (S6O-04962) To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Scotland will see the slowest GVA growth of the devolved nations over the next three years, according to the EY UK Regional Economic Forecast 2025. Craig Hoy (S6O-04963) To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions the business minister has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the impact of the visitor levy on the hotel and tourism sectors. Davy Russell (S6O-04964) To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to redevelop town centres across Scotland. Pauline McNeill (S6O-04965) [Withdrawn] Fulton MacGregor (S6O-04966) To ask the Scottish Government what targeted support it is providing to small businesses in Coatbridge and Chryston to help them deal with inflation and rising costs. Annabelle Ewing (S6O-04967) To ask the Scottish Government what its current priorities are for international trading links. Monica Lennon (S6O-04968) To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding how the Glasgow City Region Deal can support improvements to transport and connectivity across the region. Sue Webber (S6O-04969) To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that major projects funded through City Region Deals are delivered at pace through administrative hurdles, to avoid any rising costs or communities waiting unnecessarily for planned infrastructure. Portfolio: Finance and Local Government Alexander Burnett (S6O-04970) To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the potential impact of the funding allocated in its Budget 2025-26 on Aberdeenshire Council’s ability to invest in local infrastructure and support economic development. Bill Kidd (S6O-04971) To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Empowering Communities Programme, including the impact of the Investing in Communities Fund. Stephen Kerr (S6O-04972) To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with COSLA about increasing the transparency of senior officer pay and conditions alongside improved democratic oversight and accountability. Evelyn Tweed (S6O-04973) To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated in its Budget for the improvement of road safety on the A84 trunk road between Stirling and Lochearnhead. Maurice Golden (S6O-04974) To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has allocated from its Budget 2025-26 to support local authorities to improve waste management services, in line with its plan for a transition to a circular economy. Christine Grahame (S6O-04975) To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the finance secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding different funding models that may be available to finance the building of social housing, in light of the approach adopted by Falkirk Council which awarded Hearthstone Investments £30 million through its Local Government Pension Scheme Fund to invest in social and affordable housing in 2015. Alexander Stewart (S6O-04976) To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether its current above-inflation public sector pay deals have appropriate contingencies in place, in light of the recent rise in the Consumer Price Index and reported concerns regarding inflation. Stuart McMillan (S6O-04977) To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the next UK Budget, which will be delivered on 26 November. Watch on Scottish Parliament TV
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Thursday 4th September 2025 11:40 a.m.
General Questions - Main Chamber
Liam Kerr (S6O-04882) To ask the Scottish Government what alternatives are being piloted to enable older patients to be cared for outside of hospitals. Jackie Baillie (S6O-04883) To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it is reportedly downgrading fire station services across the country, including in Helensburgh. Martin Whitfield (S6O-04884) To ask the Scottish Government how it will deliver on its commitments in The Promise, in light of the publication, Education Outcomes for Looked After Children 2023/24, showing a decline in most key educational outcomes. Davy Russell (S6O-04885) To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its definition of what constitutes "substantial" damp and mould in a home, at what threshold such conditions are considered to require remedial action by social landlords. Karen Adam (S6O-04886) To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the food sector to export to international markets. Stephen Kerr (S6O-04887) To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with local authorities regarding solutions to the housing emergency. Fergus Ewing (S6O-04888) To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the future award of any grants or loans to arts or public performance venues, whether it or any public authority, including Creative Scotland, will require applicants to observe and respect freedom of expression under the law in order to be eligible for financial support, and that failing to do so will require any funding provided to be repaid. Emma Harper (S6O-04889) To ask the Scottish Government how it supports allied health professionals to balance the demands of responding to system pressures with the delivery of rehabilitation and early intervention. Watch on Scottish Parliament TV
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Wednesday 3rd September 2025 9 a.m.
23rd Meeting, 2025 (Session 6)
The committee will meet at 9:00am at T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room. 1. Choice of Convener: The Committee will choose a Convener. 2. Declaration of interests: Stephen Kerr will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 3. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private at this meeting and whether to consider its draft Stage 1 report on the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill in private at the next meeting. 4. Scotland's Tourism Industry: The Committee will take evidence from— Marc Crothall, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Tourism Alliance David Hope-Jones, Chief Executive, South of Scotland Destination Alliance Leon Thompson, Executive Director, UKHospitality Scotland Gordon Watson, Chief Executive Officer, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority and then from— Paul Lawrence, Chief Executive, City of Edinburgh Council Elin Williamson, Head of Business Growth and Inclusion, City of Edinburgh Council Malcolm Macleod, Assistant Chief Executive - Place, Highland Council Rob Dickson, Director of Industry & Events, VisitScotland Cat Leaver, Director of Strategy & Competitive Intelligence , VisitScotland 5. Scotland's Tourism Industry: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Anne Peat on 0131 348 5182 or at [email protected]
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