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);
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 […]
Paisley’s MSP George Adam, Calls On Constituents To Have Say On Bottle Deposit Return Plans
Zero Waste Scotland Holding Events To Gather Public Views Paisley’s MSP, George Adam, has called on people across Paisley to get involved with the latest series of events to gather views on the proposed bottle deposit return scheme. The Scottish Government is currently consulting on the scope of a deposit return scheme, to boost recycling and […]
Sharp Fall In Weapons Offences Since 2007
SNP Knife Crime Approach Working In Renfrewshire Cases of handling of offensive weapons across Renfrewshire have fallen sharply since the SNP came to power in 2007, latest figures have revealed – proving that the SNP’s approach to crime and justice in the community is working. In 2007/08, there was 19 cases of […]