Gavin Newlands MP, speaking at Violence Summit, calls on all men to challenge abusive behaviour
Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has called on men to ‘stop looking the other way’ and challenge sexist and abusive behaviour whenever they see it happening. The Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire North was a guest speaker and panellist at the Westminster Foundation for Democracy’s International Summit on Violence Against Women in Politics. During his speech, Gavin spoke of the Me Too movement and how it highlighted that too many men i
Gavin Newlands MP re-elected to lead White Ribbon group in UK Parliament
Gavin Newlands, SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, has been re-elected as the Chair of an all-party group at Westminster which works to promote the positive role that men can play in ending violence against women and girls. Mr Newlands previously served as the Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for The White Ribbon Campaign during the last parliament, and played a crucial role in encouraging the UK Government to back legislation which should eventually lead
Gavin Newlands MP Welcomes New Powers to Tackle Domestic Abuse
Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North has welcomed the Scottish Government’s new Domestic Abuse Bill which was introduced on Monday. The new bill will strengthen the laws against those who psychologically abuse their partners using coercive and controlling behaviour. The Bill creates a new statutory offence of domestic abuse that recognises the damage and hurt that non-physical abuse can cause. Last year, Mr Newlands submitted a consultation response to the Sc
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
Renfrew Juniors Football Club support The White Ribbon Campaign
Renfrew Juniors Football Club have thrown in their weight behind a campaign which stresses the positive role that men can play in ending violence against women. The White Ribbon Campaign is a global campaign to put a stop to male violence against women and girls. The campaign addresses men directly – so they can understand the scale of the problem, and become part of the solution. Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, who also serves as a White Ribbon Ambassa
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 defends funding for refuges
Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, took part in a debate in Parliament on Wednesday on the UK Government’s intended cuts to housing benefit for vulnerable people in specialist housing, including people fleeing domestic violence. It was announced in the Autumn Statement 2015 that Housing Benefit claimants living in dwellings rented from a social landlord would face future restrictions on the amount of Housing Benefit they would receive. The government is pl
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
