Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has delivered a petition on behalf of his constituents which calls on the UK Government to take immediate action to help the millions of women whose retirement plans have been shattered by rapid increases to the State Pension Age. The 1995 Pensions Act legislated to bring the state pension age for women in line with the age for men over two decades but the 2011 Pensions Act rapidly accelerated the original timetable and t

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has welcomed new figures from Glasgow Airport which showed that it has had its busiest September in 50 years after after 934,295 passengers travelled through its doors, representing an annual increase of 4.2%. Domestic and international traffic grew by 4.2% and 4.3% respectively with major events, such as the Davis Cup and Celtic’s participation in the Champions League proving big draws for visitors to the city. Strong de

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has criticised a speech by Home Secretary, Amber Rudd MP, for outlining new measures to further crack down on international students – despite the economic damage done by previous restrictions on student numbers. Ms Rudd pledged at Tory conference to consider “tougher rules” for “lower quality courses”, suggesting restrictions allowing only the highest-ranked universities to attract international talent. A report released

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has written to FIFA in his role as the SNP Westminster Sport Spokesperson to express his disappointment over the decision by FIFA to disband their anti-racism taskforce. Football’s world governing body has said that the taskforce has fulfilled its specific mandate, but the decision has been met with wide criticism from players, such as Yaya Toure, and other anti-discrimination organisations such as Kick It Out and Show Ra