George Adam MSP for Paisley has said SNP plans to establish a Scottish National Investment bank will help transform inclusive growth across Renfrewshire. Last month, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay MSP announced plans for an initial investment in the bank of £130 million as part of his draft budget proposals for 2019/20. Subject to regulatory and […]
Paisley’s MSP George Adam, has called on Renfrewshire Council to make the most of the Scottish Government’s plans to introduce a £50 million Town Centre Fund. Finance Secretary, Derek Mackay MSP, announced the new ring-fenced fund – that will be available through the local authority settlement – during his draft budget statement last month. The […]
MSP WELCOMES SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT TO CLEAN AIR Paisley’s MSP George Adam has welcomed the news that Renfrewshire has seen a significant rise in the number of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) since 2017. Figures released by the Department of Transport reveal that the number of ultra-low emission and electric vehicles in Renfrewshire increased by 179% […]
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 […]
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 […]
It was reality, but not as we know it, for George Adam as he gave virtual reality a try, courtesy of Sue Ryder. The charity, which operates Sue Ryder Dee View Court, Scotland’s only specialist residential care centre for people living with complex neurological conditions, such as Huntington’s disease, multiple sclerosis and acquired brain […]
Theresa May has failed to guarantee the supply of medicine to the NHS in the event of a no-deal Brexit. SNP Westminster Leader raised the issue after it was revealed the government last week quietly began a tender process to try and stockpile medicines at a cost of tens of millions of pounds. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]