Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has said we should take steps to support ourselves, and friends or family members who suffer from mental health problems during the festive season as research shows a third of people are too embarrassed to admit they feel lonely at Christmas, and a quarter of people feel unable to ask for help when struggling emotionally. Mr Newlands has spoken about how the festive season can be a challenging time for people with men

Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North and SNP Westminster Spokesperson for Sport, has welcomed new statistics which show that more women are getting involved in sport than ever before. Figures from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) show that in the last four years, we have witnessed a 40% increase in the number of women across Scotland participating in basketball, football, hockey, aquatics, rugby and tennis. Figures from the Scottish Parl

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has strongly criticised the Royal Bank of Scotland for ‘failing to provide any real justification or the most basic statistics’ used in making their decision to close the popular local branch in Renfrew. RBS recently announced it was to close 62 of its branches in Scotland. The plans are set to have a damaging impact on people across the country – particularly older and vulnerable customers who depend on staff and service

Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has criticised the Tories’ chaotic Brexit plans which are driving EU students away from Scotland’s universities. New UCAS statistics have shown that the number of EU students coming to Scotland fell by 10% in the last year. Scottish universities have regularly warned of the significant dangers that Brexit poses to the higher education sector – and these figures show that the impact is already being felt as EU students

Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has launched a parliamentary petition to save the local Royal Bank of Scotland bank branch, in Renfrew. Earlier this month, RBS announced that they were closing 62 bank branches across Scotland, including the popular branch in Renfrew. Mr Newlands has now set-up a parliamentary petition which calls on The Treasury and The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to save the local taxpayer owned RBS bran

Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has welcomed the announcement that the National Manufacturing Institute for Scotland (NMIS) will be based in Renfrewshire. Renfrewshire will be home to the new £65 million National Manufacturing Institute for Scotland (NMIS), with Strathclyde University announced as the anchor university. Mr Newlands attended the announcement today in Inchinnan today, which was attended by First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, Renfrewshire

Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has strongly criticised the Scottish Conservative MPs who voted against amendments to the EU Withdrawal Bill which would’ve protected the devolved responsibilities of the Scottish Parliament despite many of them voicing concerns about the Bill as it stands. In a midnight vote on Tuesday morning, SNP MPs voted for amendments to Clause 11, and against the unamended clause, which has been described as the biggest power g