Karen Adam
Scottish National Party
MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Constituency) 2021 - present day
About Karen Adam
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Karen.Adam.msp@parliament.scot
Post-d: @KarenAdamMSP
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Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6811
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Contact at local office
20 Chapel Street
Peterhead
AB42 1TL
Phone: 07826 548813
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Committees
Karen is a member of 2 committees
Cross-party groups
Karen is a member of 8 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Care Leavers
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Children and Young People
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Heart and Circulatory Diseases
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on International Development
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on LGBTI+
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tourism
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Karen does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Karen does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Karen had 1 previous role
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17 June 2021 - 01 February 2023
Rural Affairs Islands and Natural Environment Committee
Member
Register of interests
Karen's register of interests
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Recent Activity
What was said
What Karen Adam has said in Parliament
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Chamber meeting date: 20 September 2023
EU Alignment Policy
7. Karen Adam (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how its European Union alignment policy could be impacted by potential EU expansion, in light of the remarks of the President of the European Commission in her state of the European Union address. (S6O-02526)"
Chamber meeting date: 13 September 2023
Neurodivergent Children (Pathways to Diagnosis)
1. Karen Adam (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the First Minister's commitment in the programme for government 2023-24 to publish a new delivery plan for mental health and wellbeing, what it is doing to improve pathways to diagnosis for neurodivergent children. (S6O-02496)"
Chamber meeting date: 13 September 2023
Farm-to-fork Food Production
Karen Adam (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "Given that the free trade agreements threaten to harm domestic production and flood our market with imported goods of lesser quality, I find it ironic that Meghan Gallacher has asked such a question…
Chamber meeting date: 13 September 2023
Community Midwifery Services
Karen Adam (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "Continuity of carer was a key recommendation of the Scottish Government’s best start plan to reshape maternity and neonatal services with a vision of relationship-based continuity of carer, tailored to the individual’s needs and delivered as close to home as possible. Can the minister provide any update on the Scottish Government’s work to progress…
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 13 September 2023
Deer (Close Seasons) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2023 (SSI 2023/184)
Karen Adam (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "We have touched on the environmental impacts of deer and why the SSI is necessary for animal welfare, and you have spoken about the public safety aspect…
Votes
How Karen Adam has voted in Parliament
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Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 83 for, 27 against, 3 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Protecting Specialist Neonatal Services in Lanarkshire
Submitted by: Jenni Minto, Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Supported by: Michael Matheson, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Protecting Specialist Neonatal Services in Lanarkshire
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 18, 2023
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Protecting Scotland's Nature
Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 18, 2023
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Protecting Scotland's Nature
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Supported by: Neil Gray, Richard Lochhead, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Karen Adam in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Karen Adam has asked
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Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how its EU alignment policy could be impacted by potential EU expansion, in light of the remarks of the President of the European Commission in her State of the European Union address."
Taken in the Chamber on 20 September 2023
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the First Minister's commitment in the Programme for Government 2023-24 to publish a new delivery plan for mental health and wellbeing, what it is doing to improve pathways to diagnosis for neurodivergent children."
Taken in the Chamber on 13 September 2023
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 August 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the development of the necessary harbour infrastructure, including in relation to the operations and maintenance support phase of offshore wind, to deliver a just transition to rural communities, such as Fraserburgh."
Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2023
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 August 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making towards delivering sustainable fisheries management as part of its Fisheries Management Strategy."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 14 August 2023
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 June 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the latest paper in the Building a New Scotland series, for what reasons it considers that an independent Scotland would need a written constitution."
Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 5 June 2023
"To ask the First Minister, in light of it being Carers Week, what the Scottish Government is doing to support carers across Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 8 June 2023
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 31 May 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Pride Month, what it is doing to tackle any discrimination against LGBT+ people."
Taken in the Chamber on 8 June 2023
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 May 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what key findings and recommendations were identified from the recent study into the impact of the 2016-22 Rural Affairs Food and Environment Research Programme."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 5 May 2023
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 May 2023
"To ask the First Minister, in light of this being Deaf Awareness Week, what work the Scottish Government is undertaking to ensure that deaf people have their communication needs met."
Taken in the Chamber on 4 May 2023
Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 April 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken, in addition to its public consultation, to engage with the fishing industry and the coastal communities that could be affected by Highly Protected Marine Areas."
Taken in the Chamber on 27 April 2023