Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has called on the UK Government to provide long-term and sustainable funding to support those who help women and children fleeing domestic violence. The Prime Minister announced her latest U-turn on Wednesday, stating that the UK Government would abandon their plans to impose a cap on funding for supported housing. This was a welcome relief but refuge providers are still concerned that the Government will fail to offe

Members of Parliament are looking forward to the forthcoming Rugby League World Cup in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. A motion has been tabled in the House of Commons, wishing all home nations well ahead of the men’s and women’s competitions. The men’s competition kicks off on 27 October with England’s group A match against Australia, whilst Wales and Scotland face Papua New Guinea and Tonga respectively in the first round of fixtures. England are the only home

Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has welcomed the u-turn from the UK Government to end the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) ‘telephone tax’ on premium phone line charges. Following months of campaigning from the SNP group at Westminster, the Tory Welfare Minister, David Gauke, has given into pressure to change the system which meant that people phoning a helpline to get information on Universal Credit were having to pay up to 55p a minute to get

Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has called for the UK Government to condemn actions taken by the Spanish government in the Catalonian referendum which took on the 1st of October. Parliament returned this week, meeting for the first time since the violence in Catalonia, and Mr Newlands used the opportunity to challenge the UK Government’s Leader of the House to condemn the violence inflicted on the people of Catalonia by the Spanish Government. The M

Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has welcomed the First Minister’s move to exempt care leavers from paying council tax. During the First Minister’s Key Note Address at the SNP conference held in Glasgow the First Minister announced that the Scottish Government will exempt care leavers from paying council tax. This is part of the wider review that the Scottish Government is conducting into the care system. Gavin Newland’s, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfr

Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has praised Paisley’s cultural contribution to the country, highlighting the positive effect that the arts can have on improving health outcomes. During a debate in the Westminster on the effects that the arts can have on a person’s health, Mr Newlands spoke about the emphasis that the Paisley 2021 bid is placing on the role that culture can play in helping to regenerate parts of the town. The Member of Paisley and Re

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, as marked the Baby Loss Awareness Week taking place between 9th and 15th October and has called for better bereavement care for people affected by pregnancy and baby loss. Baby Loss Awareness Week is an annual international event which unites bereaved parents, family members and friends with others across the world to commemorate the all-too-brief lives of their babies. The Week also provides an opportunity to talk about

Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has responded with dismay that the Tory UK Government have reaffirmed their commitment to rollout the much maligned Universal Credit. At the Conservative Party Conference, Work and Pensions Secretary David Gauke stated that the rollout of Universal Credit will continue as planned, this is despite overwhelming opposition across the country, including mounting criticism from Tory backbenches. Universal credit is the fla