Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has signalled his intention to vote against the UK renewing its fleet of Trident nuclear weapons when a vote takes place next Monday (18th of July). MPs will be asked to vote on whether or not construction work should be given the green light for replacing the fleet of nuclear submarines at Faslane at a cost of £205 billion. The Prime Minister confirmed a vote will be put to MPs in the House of Commons next Monday 18th Ju

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has spoken at Westminster about the problem of online abuse and the impact that it has on those on the receiving end of such ‘poisonous and hateful’ messages. During the debate, Gavin spoke about how online abuse affects people of all ages, including detailing the serious problem of cyberbullying and revenge porn. Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, said: “The internet and social media have become a sta

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has raised the uncertainty caused to EU nationals in the wake of the result of the referendum on UK’s membership of the European Union. Gavin spoke during a debate on EU Nationals in the UK and pointed out that it would not take much for the UK Government to reassure EU citizens living in the UK that their rights won’t change even after the UK leaves the EU. There are around 173,000 EU nationals living in Scotland, and ap

G avin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, attended a Cancer Research UK event in Westminster earlier this week to learn more about how lifestyle changes can reduce people’s risk of getting cancer. The MP met with campaigners and nurses from the charity’s Cancer Awareness Roadshow, to find out more about their work on cancer prevention. More than four in ten cancer cases in the UK could be prevented each year*, with smoking and obesity being the biggest avoidable

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has submitted an Early Day Motion in the Westminster Parliament to recognise the centenary year of Erskine Hospital. Throughout 2016, Erskine Hospital is celebrating 100 years of caring for veterans and spouses and have organised a series of events to mark their centenary year. Gavin submitted a motion – which was supported by former First Minister Alex Salmond – to celebrate and pay tribute to the staff and volunteers at

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has spoken at Westminster about how vital local bank branches are to local communities. Since the 1988, bank branches in local communities across the UK has fallen by 43%. Gavin has previously campaigned to prevent the closure of the Bank of Scotland bank, in Ralston, and the Clydesdale bank in Bridge of Weir. During his speech at Westminster, Gavin slammed those big banks who close bank branches without consulting or con

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has used a speech at Westminster to slam those ‘hooligans’ who use football to engage in violence. The European Championships have been plagued with violence breaking out between opposing fans, with the worse outbreak occurring before the England and Russia match. A debate was held in Westminster on the issue of football hooliganism, and Gavin urged more action from the government and football governing to tackle those wh