The Lord Kerr of Kinlochard GCMG
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Kerr of Kinlochard's full title is The Lord Kerr of Kinlochard GCMG. His name is John Olav Kerr, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Daily attendance allowance
£5,936
18 days attended across 1 published month
Total claimed
£5,936
Source: House of Lords Finance Office monthly publications, refreshed on the 5th of each month.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
31 Content(16.4%)
54 Not-Content(28.6%)
104 didn't vote(55.0%)
2026-07-21
Not-Content
173–234
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2026-04-23
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152–207
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2026-03-24
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80–166
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2026-03-05
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208–142
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2026-03-05
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214–142
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2026-02-04
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62–295
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2026-01-12
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201–169
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2026-01-05
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131–127
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2026-01-05
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194–130
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2026-01-05
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168–178
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210–131
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Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blackwell, my old foe, and a pleasure to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Bolton, on her excellent report and her feat in securing unanimous agreement on it. Some of the speeches today have s
2026-09-09
Israel and Palestine
My Lords—
2026-07-09
Foreign Interference in UK Politics
On procedure, I suspect that on the Opposition Front Bench the lady doth protest too much, judging by what I hear about the precedents. It is rather a good thing that there is a vehicle, in the Representation of the People Bill, ready for the addition of
The noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, introduced the debate with his usual courtesy and wisdom, but he reminded us that, as a highlander, for all the courtesy, he carries a claymore. I cannot follow him in that—I am a boring lowlander.
I want to support the
2026-07-01
Defence Investment Plan
My Lords, I was head of the Treasury’s defence division, and I welcome all this concentration on the money, but the document is actually about investment and where the money is to be spent. Ukraine is making, using, and losing 7 million drones a year. Th
2026-06-22
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
My Lords, I have not yet heard an answer to the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Fox, on conflict of interest. Is it acceptable for a Crown servant—an immigration officer, a Border Force employee—to be a director of a private security firm? If not,
Reverting to the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, if the person granted asylum has only 42 days to navigate housing, employment and the markets, and to get himself a bank account and registered for universal credit, we need to help him by g
2026-04-14
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
It is daunting to follow two such experts on the subject. I cannot match their eloquence, but, like them, I feel strongly that these rule changes are wrong. Some of them, we have to admit, we were warned of in the White Paper, which we discussed on 17 No
It has been said that the Americans are against the necessary revision of the 1966 exchange of letters. That is not my understanding. I would be grateful if the Minister could confirm that the text of the revised exchange of letters has been agreed by of
My Lords—
2026-03-25
Small Boat Deaths: Cranston Inquiry Report
Four years ago, the Government chose not to act on Alexander Downer’s recommendation to then Home Secretary Patel that responsibility for search and rescue in the channel pass from Border Force and the Home Office to the coastguard and the Department for
My Lords, I need to respond to the rather surprising compliment from the noble Lord, Lord Lilley. I can do so because I agree with a number of things that he said, in particular on the case for parliamentary scrutiny during negotiation and before a deal
I was making the point that the European Parliament has the right to vote on the outcome of any treaty negotiation, of course: treaties require its positive consent. Its debates informed ours. My point is not just that there is an accountability gap rela
I shall save my panegyric on the noble and learned Lord, Lord Goldsmith, for 16 March. I had prepared several pages of panegyric, but he throttled me by reminding me that he has yet one more report prepared under his supervision to present to us.
It i
It is an excellent report and very well presented, but I wonder why the negotiation has to be so transactional, so timid and so slow. What could be done to speed it up? I suspect that one of the reasons is that the Commission negotiators are the same guy
I thank the noble Lord, but I think I will stick to my line of argument. I do not think we discussed laboratories. Hansard shows that we did not.
It is important to remember that the demonstrator outside the factory or laboratory is already covered by
I did not agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, about Just Stop Oil blocking motorways and I do not agree with her now about animal testing, which must be carefully controlled but is still essential, but I come to the same conclusion as she does f
2026-01-15
Iran
My Lords, the Minister wants to discourage young people from Iran who are fleeing for their lives from coming to this country on a small boat. I entirely agree, but the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, asked, and I did not hear the Minister answer: what are we g
2026-01-15
Chinese Embassy
I appreciate all the constraints, and any expertise that I had is extremely out of date, but does the Minister agree that it is conceivable that those responsible for keeping an eye on the Chinese embassy might prefer it to be concentrated on one site, r
2026-01-06
Venezuela
If a family member makes what one thinks is a serious mistake, it is often the case that one tries to avoid saying so in public. The Prime Minister is quite right not to attack President Trump in public. What matters now is that the Venezuelans get to de
I am very impressed by the noble Lord’s speech. Can he tell us what proportion of the resources of the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy are currently deployed in the Indian Ocean protecting the area?
Before the noble Lord sits down, could he help me interpret Amendments 19 and 33? Amendment 33 would not delay ratification of the treaty. Its wording is a little odd in places. When we talk about self-determination, we are dealing with concepts, not ch
My Lords, one criterion which the House may like to have in mind as we consider the amendments before us is whether they would prevent the Government ratifying the treaty. We have to pass the Bill before the treaty can be ratified, and some of these amen
2025-12-18
UK-EU Common Understanding Negotiations
My Lords, the £570 million is a gross number; the net number would take account of grants to our own people benefiting from the scheme. I hope that the Minister will not be too distracted by the ghosts of Christmas past rattling their chains and coming u
2025-12-02
British Embassy in Damascus
UNHCR maintains that there are 16 million Syrians in Syria in need of humanitarian assistance. UK charities are seeking to help. Does the Minister agree that it would help them if we reopened the embassy in Damascus?
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Register of Interests · 4 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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Iberdrola (energy company)
registered 2023-04-23 · amended 2025-04-05
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Unilever (consumer goods)
registered 2021-04-17 · amended 2025-04-05
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Royal Dutch Shell plc (oil & gas)
registered 2010-04-12 · amended 2025-04-05
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Rio Tinto plc (mining & metals)
registered 2010-04-12 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
2004-06-30 → present
Crossbench
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2019-07-01 → 2021-03-31
European Union Committee
2014-06-12 → 2015-03-30
European Union Committee
2006-11-21 → 2010-04-08
European Union Committee
2015-06-08 → 2019-07-01
Economic Affairs Committee
2015-12-08 → 2016-03-04
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
2019-07-02 → 2020-04-23
EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee
2020-04-23 → 2024-01-31
International Agreements Committee
2025-01-30 → present
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
kerrj@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.