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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Karen Adam

Scottish National Party

MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Constituency) 2021 - present day

About Karen Adam

Contact details

Contact online

Facebook: Karen's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6811
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

20 Chapel Street
Peterhead
AB42 1TL

Phone: 01779 400 601
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Karen is a member of 9 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Children and Young People

Co-Convener

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 Fisheries and Coastal Communities

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on France

Deputy Convener

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 has 1 parliamentary and government role

Conveners Group

Member

Party Roles

Karen does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Karen has had 4 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

06 March 2024 - 18 September 2024

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Substitute Member

17 June 2021 - 20 February 2024

Equalities Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Member

01 February 2023 - 14 February 2024

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Member

17 June 2021 - 01 February 2023

Rural Affairs Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Member

Register of interests

Karen's register of interests

MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.

Here is the register for Karen Adam. The date of their initial statement was 02 June 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

Until 31 May 2021, when I resigned, I was a local authority Councillor for Aberdeenshire Council (of Woodhill House, Westburn Rd, Aberdeen AB16 5GB). I spent in the region of 40 hours per week on this role. I received a salary and use of a mobile phone and laptop. I estimate the total combined value of this remuneration was between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum. I received a final payment of salary on 27 May 2021.

Gifts

No registrable interests

Overseas visits

From 6 to 13 October 2024, as a co-convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Taiwan, I visited Taiwan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). The trip was arranged by the Taipei Representative Office (Edinburgh) in the UK, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (of 1 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7PE). The Tapei Representative Office (Edinburgh) offers quasi-consular assistance to Taiwanese nationals in Scotland and represents the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the United Kingdom through a manner of cultural, academic, and economic activities. On my visit to Taiwan, I met a number of Government departments, as well as trade, faith-based and cultural organisations. The visit was made up of a cross-party delegation all of whom were, at the time of the trip, members of the Cross Party Group on Taiwan. The total cost of the flights, hotels and ancillary expenses was £8,800. These costs were met entirely by the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) as detailed above. [Registered 13 November 2024]

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

No registrable interests

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

No registrable interests

Recent Activity

What was said

What Karen Adam has said in Parliament

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: 13 March 2025

Young Carers Action Day 2025

Karen Adam (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "I thank Paul O’Kane, my colleague on the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee, for securing this important debate…

Chamber meeting date: 13 March 2025

Health and Social Care Innovation

Karen Adam (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "Often, before I write my speeches, I like to have a discussion with people around me just to see what they think about the topic…

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee meeting date: 11 March 2025

Decision on Taking Business in Private

The Convener (Karen Adam): "Good morning, and welcome to the seventh meeting in 2025 of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. We have no apologies…

Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee meeting date: 11 March 2025

Public Sector Equality Duty

The Convener: "Item 2 is evidence on the operation of the public sector equality duty in Scotland. The PSED is a legal requirement for public authorities in Scotland. Under the duty, they must consider equality when carrying out their functions…

Chamber meeting date: 4 March 2025

Scotland’s Renewable Future

Karen Adam (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP): "Scotland’s energy future is in renewables, and nowhere is that clearer than in my constituency of Banffshire and Buchan Coast…

Votes

How Karen Adam has voted in Parliament

Find out how Karen Adam has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-16777.2

Adoption of Innovation in Health and Social Care

Submitted by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 13, 2025

Result 47 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-16755

Protecting Single-sex Spaces in the Public Sector

Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 10, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Result 61 for, 31 against, 20 abstained, 17 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16755.3

Protecting Single-sex Spaces in the Public Sector

Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Supported by: Paul McLennan, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Result 57 for, 50 against, 7 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16749

Appointment of Chair to Environmental Standards Scotland

Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 10, 2025

Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Result 83 for, 1 against, 22 abstained, 23 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16750.4

Supporting Households with Cost of Living Pressures and Rising Energy Bills

Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 10, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Result 19 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motions

Questions

Questions Karen Adam has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6O-04465

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."

Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025

Question ref. S6O-04425

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

Question ref. S6W-35284

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

Question ref. S6O-04402

Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 February 2025

Question ref. S6O-04270

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

Question ref. S6O-04178

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

Question ref. S6O-04025

Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 November 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what support is available this winter to people on low incomes, particularly as temperatures drop and in light of the reported predicted increase in energy prices."

Taken in the Chamber on 28 November 2024

Question ref. S6F-03493

Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 November 2024

"To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government is doing to ensure that young people are equipped with the skills to recognise online misinformation and disinformation."

Taken in the Chamber on 7 November 2024

Question ref. S6O-03791

Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support neurodivergent people, in light of reports of people waiting years for diagnosis, and subsequent access to support and treatment, which is seriously impacting their lives."

Taken in the Chamber on 2 October 2024

Question ref. S6W-29634

Asked by: Adam, Karen, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to improve (a) access to BSL for children and young people and (b) teaching of BSL in schools, as set out in action 19 of the British Sign Language National Plan 2023-2029, since the publication of the plan in November 2023."

Answered by Kate Forbes on 20 September 2024

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