Scottish National Party
MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Constituency) 2021 - present day
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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06 March 2024 - 18 September 2024
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 - 20 February 2024
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01 February 2023 - 14 February 2024
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17 June 2021 - 01 February 2023
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These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Chamber meeting date: 12 June 2025
Karen Adam (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "This week marks carers week…
Chamber meeting date: 12 June 2025
Karen Adam (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "A lot has been said about immigration in recent days, particularly from podiums in Downing Street, but very little has been said from places where decisions about immigration land the hardest, such as places in my Banffshire and Buchan Coast constituency. There, immigration is not just an abstract debate; it is a practical necessity. Immigration is…
Chamber meeting date: 5 June 2025
Karen Adam (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "This week, Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves indicated that, although some more pensioners could receive winter fuel payments this winter as a result of the United Kingdom Government’s U-turn, not all will…
Chamber meeting date: 5 June 2025
Karen Adam (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "Tomorrow will mark the passage of exactly 187 years since a boy was born in a coastal town in the north-east of Scotland—Fraserburgh, which is fondly known as the Broch…
Chamber meeting date: 3 June 2025
Karen Adam (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "Between 1990 and 2022, Scotland’s emissions halved, while the economy grew by 66.6 per cent. That shows us that climate action and economic growth and prosperity can be achieved simultaneously—Scotland has already done it…
Find out how Karen Adam has voted recently.
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 24 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 19 for, 62 against, 27 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 67 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Result 85 for, 32 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, June 9, 2025
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Result 91 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Karen Adam has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its £30 million Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund."
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 May 2025
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 May 2025
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its strategy to further the case for Scottish independence, in light of recent reported polling indicating a majority in support."
Taken in the Chamber on 23 April 2025
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Aberdeenshire Council’s decision to remove the nightwatch service at Macduff Harbour, in light of reported concerns about the economic impact of the decision."
Answered by Jim Fairlie on 20 March 2025
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what immediate and longer-term actions it can take to support businesses, including in the seafood processing sector, to compete effectively in a UK and global market."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2025
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 March 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what immediate steps it can take to ensure that vulnerable individuals are not harmed as a result of the reported planned withdrawal of some health and social care services in Aberdeenshire."
Answered by Maree Todd on 12 March 2025
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to set out its proposals for the reform of the legal aid system."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 27 February 2025
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether feasibility studies and development expenditure for ports and harbours will be eligible for funding as part of the investment in maintaining and improving ports and harbours that is proposed in its draft Budget 2025-26."
Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2025
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported calls from constituents to save local government services, in light of reports that some services across Banffshire and Buchan Coast are under threat of closure."
Taken in the Chamber on 9 January 2025