Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, joined his MP and MSP colleagues last Sunday (26/06/2016) to take part in the Refugee and Solidarity Football Tournament, organised by Scottish Unity Football League and Glasgow Afghan United as a part of Refugee Week, which ran from 20th to 26th of June. The Tournament took place in Glasgow with the aim of welcoming refuges to the community. The event uses football to promote anti-discrimination by providing a platform w

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has welcomed the announcement from the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, that the SNP Scottish Government are committed to preserving free tuition and the student bursary for all eligible trainee nurses and midwives. The First Minister told delegates at the Royal College of Nursing Congress in Glasgow that the Scottish Government will retain the bursary support package for eligible nursing and midwifery students in Scotlan

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has congratulated Glasgow Airport on being crowned 'Best Airport in Europe with 5-10 million passengers. Glasgow Airport, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, has been awarded Airport Council International Europe’s (ACI Europe) prestigious Best Airport Award at a ceremony hosted by Athens International Airport on Tuesday 21 June 2016. The “Best Airport, 5-10 million passengers” accolade acknowledged Glasgow’s focus

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has provided his backing to a campaign which seeks to celebrate the contribution that refugees have made to our communities. From 20th to 26th June, Refugee Week 2016 will celebrate the welcome shown to refugees and asylum seekers in the UK, and seek to encourage and inspire communities to continue to welcome new arrivals in the weeks, months and years to come. Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, said:

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, is asking his constituents to help Cure MND. Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a rapidly progressing terminal neurological condition which affects the signals from your brain reaching muscles, causing muscle weakness and wasting. It can affect the ability to eat, sleep, walk, talk and breathe unaided. Average life expectancy from diagnosis is just 14 months and it is not yet known what causes it. There is no effective treat

Last weekend, SNP politicians from across Renfrewshire joined local activists to campaign for a ‘Remain’ vote in the upcoming EU Referendum which is due to be held on Thursday. Gavin Newlands MP, Derek Mackay MSP, George Adam MSP and Tom Arthur MSP led a group of local activists in Gallowhill to speak with voters about how voting to ‘Remain’ is in the best interests for Renfrewshire and Scotland. The EU Referendum is due to take place on Thursday 23rd of June. Gavin Newlands,

The Renfrewsire branch of the SNP took to the streets to convince local people that they should vote to stay in the European Union. The local SNP branch had a street stall at Renfrew Town Hall, on Saturday, and spoke to residents about the positive case for remaining in the EU. The European Union Referendum is due to be held on Thursday 23rd of June. Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, said: “The EU referendum is of real importance to Scotland – giving us t

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has spoken in a debate in the UK Parliament to highlight the real experiences of carers in the UK. A debate took place in Parliament to coincide with Carers Week and was an opportunity to thank carers for the contribution that they make to society, as well as discuss the challenges that carers face on a daily basis. Mr Newlands called on the UK Government to do more to help carers, including matching the SNP Scottish Gove

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has continued to put pressure on the UK Government to take more action to tackle violence against women and girls. The 8th of June 2016 marked the fourth anniversary of the UK Government signing up to the Istanbul Convention on violence against women and girls. However, despite signing up to this important Convention, the UK government have failed to ratify it. To mark the fourth anniversary, Mr Newlands submitted an Earl

Gavin Newlands MP today pledged his support to carers across Renfrewshire as part of the national Carers Week 2016 awareness campaign, which runs from 6-12th June. There are 6.5 million people in the UK who care for a partner, relative or friend, of which 9,281 carers are in Paisley and Renfrewshire North. The seven charities driving Carers Week 2016 are calling on individuals, organisations and services throughout the country to improve the lives of carers by building ‘Carer