Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has welcomed the announcement by the BBC that hit show ‘Robot Wars’ is returning for a second series, with filming to again take place in the warehouse next the Westway Park estate, in Renfrew. Robot Wars was a shown on the BBC from 1988 until 2001, and was a cult favourite amongst viewers. In January of this year, the BBC confirmed that it would be re-launching this show with Dara O Briain and Angela Scanlon hosting the

Gavin Newlands, the MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has today called on the UK Government’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to not “bury” the findings of the BBC Charter Review Consultation and to honour their commitment to publish the findings of the consultation in full. Gavin Newlands MP wrote to the Secretary of State, John Whittingdale MP, on 23rd December 2015 after a number of his constituents contacted the Renfrewshire MP to raise their concerns