Gavin Newlands MP visited a Guide Dogs event in the UK Parliament on 16th November to show his support for taxi and minicab drivers receiving disability equality training when getting their licence. At the event, guide dog owners told the MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North how taxi and minicab drivers refused to carry them because they had their guide dog with them. They explained that they had missed important appointments due to the refusals and how it had left them anxi

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has used a speech in Parliament to demand that the UK Government provides more clarity about the effect that Brexit will have on our universities, including on The University of the West of Scotland. Scotland’s higher education institutions contribute over £6 billion to our national economy and Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea, Principal at Edinburgh University, has said that the potential impact of Brexit on higher education

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has responded to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement and has claimed that it fails to live up to the Prime Minister’s promise to deliver for those households who are ‘just managing.’ When Theresa May was appointed as Prime Minister, she claimed that she would put the interests of ‘just managing’ households at the heart of her Government. The Scottish National Party has said Philip Hammond’s Autumn Statement has revealed the

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, questioned the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on his views on the President-Elect Trump and how he plans to work with the new US administration in the future. Mr Newlands questioned the Foreign Secretary on how the UK will be able to work together with the new US Administration, taking into account the openly expressed racist and islamophobic views of some of Trump’s cabinet nominees, including the recently appointed Ste

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, is backing Disability Agenda Scotland’s campaign to raise awareness about the positive contributions of disabled people and help to end the stigma and discrimination which they still experience. DAS is calling for action to ensure greater support and opportunities for disabled people. DAS wants to see a concerted effort by the UK Government, Scottish Government, local authorities and other bodies to reduce the disability

Renfrew Juniors Football Club have thrown in their weight behind a campaign which stresses the positive role that men can play in ending violence against women. The White Ribbon Campaign is a global campaign to put a stop to male violence against women and girls. The campaign addresses men directly – so they can understand the scale of the problem, and become part of the solution. Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, who also serves as a White Ribbon Ambassa

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has pledged to support an upcoming Private Member’s Bill (PMB) which would require the UK Government to legally commit to providing a better framework for addressing violence against women and girls, by making the Istanbul Convention law in the UK - if successful. This legislation requires the UK to take measures to prevent violence against women, protect women experiencing violence, and prosecute perpetrators. This Bill

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, joined calls from the First Minister and SNP colleagues at Westminster for the Chancellor to take the opportunity in his Autumn Statement to suspend proposed changes to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). The current proposal would cut £30 a week from the support given to sick and disabled people in the ESA work-related activity group. His comments follow a backbench business debate on the reductions to ESA and Uni

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has highlighted ‘Anti-Bullying Week’ and encouraged people to use their ‘power for good’ to stop the bullying of young people. Mr Newlands has submitted an Early Day Motion to the UK Parliament to highlight ‘Anti-Bullying Week 2016’ which is being organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. This year that Anti-Bullying Alliance are running a ‘Power for Good’ campaign and are calling on individuals to use their influence to

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has challenged the UK Government over dropping vital plans to tackle childhood obesity. Earlier this year, the UK Government unveiled a Childhood Obesity strategy; however, this has been widely criticised by key stakeholders as being ‘weak’ and ‘representing a wasted opportunity’ to tackle the problem of childhood obesity. Gavin Newlands challenged the government as to why they dropped a previous recommendation to introdu