Holyrood, made browsable
Kerr, Andy
Everything we have on one MSP — voting record, motions, questions, committee work, allowances, Hansard contributions, registered interests and career history — pulled together on a single page.
Divisions voted in
0
Party alignment
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Attendance
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Motions lodged
133
Hansard contributions
5,283
Allowances claimed
£0
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
budget ·134
executive ·79
bill ·77
stage ·68
question ·54
time ·54
local ·41
variable ·31
rate ·31
united ·31
kingdom ·31
finance ·31
Recent motions & questions
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To ask the Scottish Executive what support it gives to the almost 13,000 children who lea…
Question
S3O-13229 · 10 Mar 2011
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To ask the Scottish Executive how many specialist nursing or occupational therapist roles…
Question
S3W-38290 · 11 Jan 2011
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Winter Resilience
Motion
S3M-07604 · 16 Dec 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive what remuneration the chair of the National Performance Ma…
Question
S3W-38130 · 13 Dec 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive when ministers last met the National Performance Management…
Question
S3O-12190 · 02 Dec 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Grow…
Question
S3O-11984 · 18 Nov 2010
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Managing Scotland’s Finances
Motion
S3M-07330 · 04 Nov 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) date and (b) location was of each ministerial …
Question
S3W-35860 · 22 Sep 2010
Motion success
Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.
Lodged
133Carried
0Defeated
0Not divided
133Voice fingerprint
Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).
Career arc
Unified timeline: party joinings, seat changes, committee appointments, ministerial roles.
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Stood down from East Kilbride (Dissolution)22 Mar 2011
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Left Scottish Labour22 Mar 2011
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Left Minister for Health and Community Care17 May 2007
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Started representing East Kilbride03 May 2007
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Joined Scottish Labour03 May 2007
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Stood down from East Kilbride (Dissolution)02 Apr 2007
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Left Scottish Labour02 Apr 2007
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Appointed Minister for Health and Community Care04 Oct 2004
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Left Minister for Finance and Public Services04 Oct 2004
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Appointed Minister for Finance and Public Services21 May 2003
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Left Minister for Finance and Public Services21 May 2003
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Started representing East Kilbride01 May 2003
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Joined Scottish Labour01 May 2003
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Stood down from East Kilbride (Dissolution)31 Mar 2003
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Left Scottish Labour31 Mar 2003
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Appointed Minister for Finance and Public Services28 Nov 2001
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Left Transport and the Environment Committee28 Nov 2001
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Left Procedures Committee07 Jan 2001
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Joined Transport and the Environment Committee as Convener30 Jun 1999
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Left Transport and the Environment Committee30 Jun 1999
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Joined Transport and the Environment Committee as Member17 Jun 1999
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Joined Procedures Committee as Member17 Jun 1999
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Started representing East Kilbride06 May 1999
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Joined Scottish Labour06 May 1999
Who backs their motions most
- Peacock, Peter Lab 123×
- Brankin, Rhona Lab 51×
- Scott, Tavish LD 51×
- Macdonald, Lewis Lab 45×
- Wallace, Mr Jim LD 30×
- Ferguson, Patricia Lab 21×
- McConnell, Jack Lab 21×
- Simpson, Dr Richard Lab 18×
- Whitton, David Lab 15×
- Finnie, Ross LD 9×
Whose motions they back most
- Macdonald, Lewis Lab 108×
- McNeill, Pauline Lab 69×
- Baillie, Jackie Lab 66×
- Foulkes, George Lab 63×
- Butler, Bill Lab 60×
- Park, John Lab 48×
- Boyack, Sarah Lab 39×
- Peacock, Peter Lab 36×
- Ferguson, Patricia Lab 33×
- Whitefield, Karen Lab 30×
Recent contributions to the Official Report
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First Minister’s Question Time
Chamber
22 Mar 2011The First Minister did not mention the Scottish National Party’s 2007 manifesto commitment to introduce a grant of £2,000 for first-time home buyers. He could …
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First Minister’s Question Time
Chamber
22 Mar 20115. To ask the First Minister what support the Scottish Government is offering to first-time home buyers. (S3F-2986)
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“Report on preventative spending”
Chamber
09 Mar 2011I place on record my thanks to Andrew Welsh for his contribution to the Parliament and its workings. I also thank the Finance Committee for its report.Having l…
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Scottish Executive Question Time
Chamber
03 Mar 2011Schools are a vital part of our infrastructure programme. The Scottish National Party Government emptied that programme of nearly £1 billion, largely due to it…
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Scottish Executive Question Time
Chamber
10 Feb 2011Come on, come on, Presiding Officer.
Committee & government roles
Government
- Minister for Health and Community Care · 04 Oct 2004 — 17 May 2007
- Minister for Finance and Public Services · 21 May 2003 — 04 Oct 2004
- Minister for Finance and Public Services · 28 Nov 2001 — 21 May 2003
Committee
- Transport and the Environment Committee Convener · left 28 Nov 2001
- Transport and the Environment Committee Member · left 30 Jun 1999
- Procedures Committee Member · left 07 Jan 2001
Career timeline
Party
- Scottish Labour · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011
- Scottish Labour · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007
- Scottish Labour · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003
Seats
- East Kilbride · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)
- East Kilbride · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)
- East Kilbride · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003 (Dissolution)