PMQs: SNP press PM to commit to long-term funding for women escaping domestic violence
SNP MP Gavin Newlands has today urged the Prime Minister to commit to long-term sustainable funding for women refuge centres, in order to ensure that all women and children have somewhere safe to go when fleeing domestic violence. The call for change in the UK government's current strategy comes on the same day the government plans to publish its first report detailing progress towards ratifying the Istanbul Convention on violence against women – brought forward through a Pri
Gavin Newlands MP: “One step closer to Istanbul Convention being ratified”
Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has welcomed the announcement that the UK Government is going to use the upcoming Domestic Violence Bill to introduce the necessary measures to finally allow for the Istanbul Convention to be ratified. Mr Newlands has long campaigned for the Istanbul Convention – the gold standard approach in helping to eliminate violence against women and girls – to be ratified. However, the UK Government have continually refused to
Istanbul Convention passes key Parliamentary hurdle
Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has welcomed the overwhelming vote in the UK parliament last Friday in favour of the SNP’s Private Member’s Bill to ratify the Istanbul Convention and tackle violence against women. The Istanbul Convention has been described as the most comprehensive legal framework that exists to tackle violence against women and girls. Mr Newlands has been campaigning on the ratification of the Istanbul Convention for the past year. Th
Local MP Gavin Newlands pledges his support to end violence against women and girls
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
Local MP joins up with colleagues to call for action on domestic violence
Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has written to the new Home Secretary, Amber Rudd MP, to call her to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, known as the Istanbul Convention. The letter, jointly signed with MPs Jess Phillips and Tom Brake, asks the Home Secretary to ratify the convention, which sets out minimum standards for states with regard to prevention, protection, prosecutio
Gavin questions the new Secretary of State for Women and Equalities on the Istanbul Convention
Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has questioned the recently appointed Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, Justine Greening MP, in Parliament on the ratification of the Istanbul convention. Gavin has campaigned on getting this Council of Europe Convention on preventing violence against women and girls ratified by the UK Government. This legislation would require the UK to take measures to prevent violence against women, protect women experiencin
Gavin Newlands MP hosts cross-party lobby event to end violence against women
SNP MP Gavin Newlands has hosted a cross-party lobby event in Parliament calling for an end to violence against women, and for the UK government to ratify the Istanbul Convention - a European Council convention which legislates for the coordination of policies between government, local authorities and charities working to combat violence against women. The Istanbul Convention Parliamentary lobby was a drop-in event for MPs and peers to find out more about the issue and have t
Gavin continues campaign to ratify The Istanbul Convention
Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has continued to put pressure on the UK Government to take more action to tackle violence against women and girls. The 8th of June 2016 marked the fourth anniversary of the UK Government signing up to the Istanbul Convention on violence against women and girls. However, despite signing up to this important Convention, the UK government have failed to ratify it. To mark the fourth anniversary, Mr Newlands submitted an Earl
Gavin: UK Government must ratify the Istanbul Convention now
Gavin Newlands, the MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has today convened a roundtable discussion on violence against women and the Istanbul Convention with groups from across civil society in Westminster. The SNP MP brought together representatives from groups and organisations who are working to end violence against women. Attendees discussed the best way to advance this campaign and raised their concerns about the UK Government’s hesitation to ratify the Istanbul Conve
Gavin: We must do more to end violence against women
Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has led a debate at Westminster and called on more action to be taken to tackle and eliminate violence against women. During a debate on the positive role that men can play in ending violence against women, Gavin called on the UK Government to ratify the Istanbul Convention – which affirms that the Government will implement a series of comprehensive and co-ordinated polices that involve the UK Government, local authoritie
