Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has continued his campaign to save the Royal Bank of Scotland branch in Renfrew town centre by calling on the UK Government to intervene to stop the popular branch from closing its doors for good. The Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire North was speaking in a Westminster debate on Thursday and slammed banking bosses for putting profits before the needs of the community. Mr Newlands stated that this is f

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, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has criticised Renfrewshire Council for not doing enough to respond to Capability Scotland’s decision not to continue to operate the holiday camps for children with additional support needs. Earlier this month, it was announced that Capability Scotland would no longer deliver the Renfrewshire Holiday Playscheme Service, leaving the children with nowhere to go during the school holidays. Following this announcement, Gavin

SNP MP Gavin Newlands has called on the Prime Minister to clarify changes to the Motability car scheme and provide detail on the UK government’s plans to review eligibility criteria which has resulted in thousands of disabled people losing their mobility vehicles. Through the introduction of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), thousands of people who rely on a specialist motoring allowance have had their cars taken away after reassessment, some of them after having the vehic

Following the Six Nations teeing off last weekend Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has welcomed new figures which show that more women in Scotland are playing rugby than ever before. The figures, obtained from the SRU confirm that the number of young women playing rugby has swelled by a staggering 95% since 2009/10 – with participation in the adult women’s game also growing by 72.5% over the same period. The total number of people in Scotland playing rug

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has reacted angrily to the news that the Clydesdale Bank is to close 200 banks across Scotland, including the branch located in Renfrew Town Centre. This announcement follows other bank closures which have been taken place elsewhere in Renfrewshire. Mr Newlands has asked to meet senior representatives at the Clydesdale Bank to find out more about this decision and if anything can be done to reverse this decision. Gavin Ne