Gavin Newlands MP joined the Finance Secretary Derek MacKay at the National Construction College in Inchinnan last Friday for a Women in Construction event, held as part of the Scottish Apprenticeship Week and organised by CITB Scotland, the Industry Training Board and Sector Skills Council for the construction industry. The event involved pupils from 3 Renfrewshire schools - St Benedict’s High School, Paisley Grammar and Trinity High School. The pupils took part in a mix of

Gavin Newlands, the MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has today challenged the UK Government to commit to raising the National Minimum Wage for 18 to 20-year-olds and apprentices to at least £6.86 by 2020. The Renfrewshire MP has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, and has urged them to commit to raising the National Minimum Wage to at least £6.86 by 2020 for workers aged 18-20 a