Welcome to the Website of Paisley’s MSP George Adam
George was first elected to serve as MSP for Paisley at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. He was previously elected to Renfrewshire Council as the Councillor for the Paisley South Ward. He lives in Paisley with his wife Stacey. In the Scottish Parliament, George is the Chief Whip for the Parliamentary Group of SNP MSPs and holds the position of Parliamentary Liaison Officer (PLO) to the Cabinet Secretary Communities, Social Security and Equalities and is currently a member of the Social Security Committee.
George is currently a member on the following committees;
George is also a member on the following Cross Party Groups (CPG’s);
LOCAL COUNCILS SPEND MILLIONS MITIGATING UNIVERSAL CREDIT
SNP MSP CALLS ON IMMEDIATE HALT TO FAILED TORY POLICY SNP MSP George Adam has renewed calls for an immediate halt to Universal Credit after it was revealed that councils are spending millions of pounds attempting to undo the damage of this failed Tory policy. A series of Freedom of Information requests discovered that […]
BEST START GRANT TO COME INTO FORCE FOR CHRISTMAS
LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES IN PAISLEY TO BENEFIT FROM EARLY PAYMENT SNP MSP George Adam has welcomed the announcement that the first payments of the Best Start Grant will be delivered to families in Paisley in time for Christmas. The Best Start Grant – which provides low-income families with financial support during the early years of a […]
PAISLEY MSP: UK GOVERNMENT BUDGET DOES NOT DELIVER FOR SCOTLAND
SNP MSP George Adam has criticised the UK Government for failing the people of Paisley following this year’s Budget announcement. After promising to end austerity, the UK Government’s budget has in fact failed Scottish people, with Scotland’s resource block grant almost £2 billion lower in real terms next year than it was less than a […]
TORY MSP IN WARNING OVER UNIVERSAL CREDIT
ADMISSION OVER DISASTROUS POLICY UNDERLINES NEED TO HALT ROLLOUT A Tory MSP has written to the editor of the Herald newspaper, warning that her own party’s Universal Credit policy risks “failing those who the system set out to support”. In a remarkably frank letter, which will make difficult reading for many of her Tory colleagues, […]
FAR FROM A ‘BORING’ VISIT AS SCHOOLCHILDREN WELCOME ‘TUNNELLING TANYA’ TO PAISLEY
It was quite a different morning for a group of schoolchildren from Paisley as they began their day learning about Scottish Water’s major engineering project in the town. Earlier today the pupils from St Charles Primary were on site to welcome the second, eagerly anticipated, Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) from Germany onto site. The children […]
SNP’S Programme For Government Drives Progress In Paisley
This year’s SNP Programme for Government will help contribute to a successful and vibrant Paisley, driving progress in health, social security, the environment and the economy, the Paisley’s MSP, George Adam has said. Paisley will benefit from ambitious action in a wide range of areas throughout 2018-19, including: Empowering head teachers to lead improvements […]