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);
Holyrood passes plans to transform Paisley’s economy
Paisley’s MSP, George Adam, has said the new Scottish National Investment bank will help encourage economic growth across Renfrewshire, after the bill to introduce the body was formally agreed to in Holyrood today. MSPs from all parties gave their backing to the Scottish Government’s blueprint for the investment bank that will begin investing in businesses […]
SNP SUPPORTING LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN PAISLEY
Paisley’s MSP George Adam has welcomed new figures showing that 2,140 payments to low income families have been made under the Scottish Government’s Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods schemes in Renfrewshire. The Best Start Grant package is putting more money in the pockets of low income families than the DWP system it replaced. […]
TORY WELFARE CUTS DRIVING PAISLEY FOOD BANK DEMAND
New figures from the Trussell Trust show that thousands of three day emergency food parcels were handed out in Renfrewshire this year. Between 1st April 2019 and 30th September 2019, across Renfrewshire, 3,314 three day emergency food supplies were provided to people in crisis by food banks in the Trust’s network – including 1,388 provided […]
GEORGE ADAM MSP URGES OLDER PAISLEY BUDDIES TO ATTEND HEARING LOSS CHARITY’S EVENT IN SHOPMOBILITY
Paisley’s MSP George Adam is backing a charity’s service urging Paisley Buddies to get their hearing checked and start benefiting from using hearing aids and assistive equipment. As Action on Hearing Loss Scotland estimate 70% of people over 70 have some kind of hearing loss, Paisley’s MSP is encouraging the town’s older residents in particular […]
PAISLEY’S MSP GEORGE ADAM WEARS IT PINK FOR BREAST CANCER NOW FUNDRAISER
Paisley’s MSP George Adam added a dash of pink to his usual attire to support Breast Cancer Now’s wear it pink fundraiser, which takes place on Friday 18 October. Since launching in 2002, wear it pink has had an enormous impact on the lives of those affected by breast cancer, raising over £33 million to […]
PAISLEY’S MSP QUIZZES OPENREACH
George Adam MSP quizzed engineers from Openreach about Scotland’s digital future during a drop-in session at the Scottish Parliament this week (Thursday). The Paisley MSP heard about the work being done to upgrade the country’s broadband network and how politicians can help industry investors to speed up the build. He also tried connecting […]