Paisley’s MSP, George Adam, has backed draft budget proposals that commit £351.2 million for Renfrewshire Council in 2021/22. Scotland’s Finance Secretary Kate Forbes announced this week that the SNP Government will hand the local authority an additional £9.3 million on last year’s spending – an increase of 2.7% – in plans which will provide the […]
George Adam, Paisley’s MSP, has urged politicians to get behind the SNP’s draft budget proposals that commits a record £16 billion for health and care services. Last week, Scotland’s Finance Secretary announced an additional £800 million was to be injected into the NHS to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the plans, Greater Glasgow and Clyde […]
Paisley’s MSP has welcomed the SNP Government’s ambitious draft budget – which includes record funding of £16 billion for our health and social care services – and urged MSPs from all parties to support it. Today, Finance Secretary Kate Forbes announced her budget, which focuses on three key guiding principles – a national mission for […]
Paisley’s MSP has expressed his delight that taxi and private hire drivers in Paisley will have access to three times the amount of Scottish Government support than they did last year. Eligible drivers will be able to claim a £1,500 grant to cover fixed costs, boosting the support available to them by the Scottish Government. […]
George Adam has shown his delight as thousands of families in Scotland have applied for the ‘game-changing’ Scottish Child Payment early, and is now urging any families in the area who have not yet applied for the scheme to do so to ensure they do not miss out on any money. So far, Social Security […]
On Tuesday, George Adam asked the Scottish Government whether COVID-19 funding for bus operators will be extended beyond 17 January 2021 in a bid to ensure his constituents have access to suitable public transport during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the question from Paisley’s MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, […]
A £55 million emergency sports funding package to tackle lost ticket revenue during the pandemic has been announced today by Sports Minister Joe FitzPatrick. The funding will comprise grants and low-interest loans, including £30 million for Scottish Football at all levels of the game. Scottish Rugby will benefit from £20 million, alongside funding for basketball, […]
Businesses in Paisley are set to receive their share of a targeted Scottish Government coronavirus fund worth £185million. The funding was announced today by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes and will benefit a wide range of sectors, such as taxi drivers, arts venues and the hospitality sector. The Scottish Government is developing grant schemes for hospitality, the events […]
Following the First Minister’s address on the 8th December, Renfrewshire will move down into Level 3 from Friday 11th December at 6pm. The past 3 weeks of severe Level 4 restrictions has seen the prevalence of positive cases reduce to levels where a move to Level 3 has been deemed safe and appropriate, and although […]
George Adam, Paisley’s MSP, has welcomed the announcement that every primary school pupil in Paisley will be eligible for free school meals, all year around, if the SNP is re-elected in May. Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, set out this latest step in the drive to tackle child poverty and make Scotland the first nation […]