Gavin Newlands’s voting in Parliament

Gavin Newlands is a Scottish National Party MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Scottish National Party MPs.

This is a random selection of Gavin Newlands’s votes.

• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 4 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2015–2022.
• Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, in 2016.
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016.
• Has never voted on raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2022.
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016.
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 67 votes for, 9 votes against, 14 absences, between 2017–2022.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Recent appearances

• West Coast Main Line Franchise 19 Sep 2023

  (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the contractual and operational situation of the west coast main line franchise—and I congratulate the Minister on his promotion.

• West Coast Main Line Franchise 19 Sep 2023

  Another day, another blow for passengers who use the west coast main line. Fresh from the negative cross-party reaction yesterday to news that High Speed 2 phase 2 is on the chopping block, we have the Department for Transport on the last day before recess—shock, horror—sneaking out the extraordinary award of up to nine years for Avanti West Coast and up to eight years for CrossCountry....

• UK Automotive Industry 18 Sep 2023

  Does the hon. Member accept that there is another cohort of people, who are in fact the majority of our constituents, who may like to move to an electric vehicle, but simply cannot afford to do so?

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Scottish National Party MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

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
• Department for Business
• Innovation and Skills: Debt Collection

Currently held offices

• Member, Transport Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Transport) (since 7 Jan 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• 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)
• 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

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

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

• Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Committee (18 out of 19)
• Seafarers’ Wages Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill Committee (0 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)
• Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Investigatory Powers Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (4 out of 13)
• Immigration Bill Committee (15 out of 15)