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Gavin Newlands is a former MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North.

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Profile

Former Scottish National Party MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @GavNewlandsSNP
• https://facebook.com/gavinnewlandsmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Gavin Newlands campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Transport
• Home Office
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Treasury
• Deportation: Appeals
• State Retirement Pensions: Females
• Aviation: Coronavirus
• Buses: Exhaust Emissions
• Wholesale Trade: Government Assistance

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Automated Vehicles Bill [HL] Committee (13 Mar 2024 to 19 Mar 2024)
• Member, Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] Committee (11 Jan 2023 to 17 Jan 2023)
• Member, High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill Select Committee (Commons) (13 Dec 2022 to 9 Jan 2023)
• Member, Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Committee (19 Oct 2022 to 29 Nov 2022)
• Member, Transport Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Transport) ( 7 Jan 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Northern Ireland) ( 1 Jul 2018 to 7 Jan 2020)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Wales) ( 1 Jul 2018 to 7 Jan 2020)
• Member, Justice Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Sport) ( 7 Sep 2016 to 7 Jan 2020)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (13 Jun 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (20 Jul 2015 to 12 May 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Jim Sheridan

Future MPs in this constituency

• Alison Taylor

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

SNP MPs only attend sittings where the legislation pertains to Scotland.

• Automated Vehicles Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Committee (18 out of 19)
• Seafarers’ Wages Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Immigration Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• Investigatory Powers Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (4 out of 13)

Recent appearances

• Holocaust Memorial Bill: Clause 1 - Expenditure relating to a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre 22 May 2024

  Hear, hear!

• E-scooters: Deaths and Serious Injuries 22 May 2024

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate the hon. Member for Huddersfield (Mr Sheerman)—I am not sure whether it is hon. or right hon., but after 45 years it probably should be right hon. I think in the next few minutes we will all know what will happen to that 45 years, although perhaps I will create some headlines rather than the Prime Minister. If that is...

• Zero-emission Buses — [Andrew Rosindell in the Chair] 21 May 2024

  Will the Minister give way on the WTO?

More of Gavin Newlands’s recent appearances