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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;

    • Education and Skills Committee (Member)
    • Justice Committee (Member)
    • Social Security Committee (Member)

George is also a member on the following Cross Party Groups (CPG’s);

    • Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Armed Forces and Veterans Community (Member)
    • Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Aviation (Member)
    • Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs (Member)
    • Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Culture (Member)
    • Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Disability (Member)
    • Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices (Convener)
    • Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Epilepsy (Member)
    • Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Future of Football in Scotland (Member)
    • Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on MS (Convener)
    • Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Towns and Town Centres (Member)

LOCAL MINERS CONVICTED DURING STRIKE TO BE PARDONED AS SNP GOVERNMENT LEADS THE WAY TO “RIGHT A HISTORIC WRONG”

October 28, 2020/in latest news /by George Adam

Paisley’s MSP, George Adam, has welcomed news that Scottish miners convicted during the year-long strike in the 1980s are to be pardoned by the SNP Government. Scotland’s Justice Secretary, Humza Yousaf, made the announcement in Holyrood today following the publication of an independent review into the matter.   It is believed about 1,400 miners were […]

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PAISLEY’S MSP: SLAPPING EXTRA CHARGES ON TO THE COST OF ESSENTIAL PPE IS ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING

October 28, 2020/in latest news /by George Adam

Paisley’s MSP, George Adam, has branded the UK Tory government’s decision to allow the temporary suspension of VAT on personal protective equipment (PPE) to expire as “shocking”. VAT on PPE was cut to 0% in May following a campaign from trade union groups and opposition parties, with the cut applying to items such as face […]

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2,295 LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN RENFREWSHIRE SUPPORTED BY SNP GOVERNMENT THROUGH CRISIS GRANTS OVER LOCKDOWN

October 27, 2020/in latest news /by George Adam

The Scottish Welfare Fund made 2,295 crisis grant payments to people across Renfrewshire in the last financial quarter – an increase of 21% on last year – to help pay for essentials such as food, heating costs, and household necessities.  Latest figures show that the Scottish Welfare Fund has paid out a total of 50,125 grants to […]

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SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES COVID-19: SCOTLAND’S STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

October 23, 2020/in latest news /by George Adam

The Scottish Government has published COVID-19: Scotland’s Strategic Framework which sets out how Scotland will work to suppress the virus and the reasoning behind the decisions the government has made will need to make moving forward. The framework is rooted in tackling the four harms we know the virus causes and sets out the proposal […]

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7,420 CHILDREN IN RENFREWSHIRE TO BENEFIT AS SNP GOVERNMENT PROVIDE £10 MILLION TO EXTEND FREE SCHOOL MEALS OVER HOLIDAYS

October 23, 2020/in latest news /by George Adam

More than 7,400 children across Paisley and Renfrewshire will benefit from extra funding to extend free school meals over the Christmas and Easter holidays. £10 million has been made available by the SNP Government so that councils can continue providing free school meals through the winter breaks with future funding confirmed to extend support over […]

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PAISLEY’S MSP WELCOMES PROPOSED DELAY TO FIRE ALARM REGULATIONS

October 21, 2020/in latest news /by George Adam

George Adam has welcomed the announcement that new legislation which requires all homes in Scotland to have interlinked smoke and carbon monoxide alarms will be delayed until February 2022. The Scottish Government yesterday confirmed that it will ask Parliament to approve a 12-month delay in the deadline to carry out this important safety work.  If […]

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