Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement that the operation and enforcement of the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 is to be strengthened. The announcement comes in response to an independent review undertaken by the Rt Hon Lord Bonomy. The review was commissioned in 2015 following concerns of widespread illegal hunting... Continue Reading →
RUTH VOTES FOR LANDMARK SCOTTISH BUDGET
LABOUR/TORY/LIBDEM OPPOSITION FAIL TO SUPPORT INVESTMENT IN NORTH AYRSHIRE Communities across North Ayrshire are set to benefit from greater support as a result of the Scottish Government’s Budget, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South has said. This includes £682.1m for NHS Ayrshire and Arran and delivery of the Ayrshire resilience scheme at over £120m. Labour, Tory... Continue Reading →
RUTH MARKS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE OF FGM WITH CALL FOR ZERO TOLERANCE OF ANY OBJECTIFICATION OF WOMEN
https://youtu.be/ZPs_8nRZmLg?t=26m38s On Wedneday 1st February, Ruth Maguire MSP contributed to a Holyrood debate marking the forthcoming International Day of zero tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation on 6th February. According to UNICEF at least 200 million girls have been subjected to the practice of FGM across 30 countries but the exact number remains unknown. It... Continue Reading →
RUTH WELCOMES £4,392,000 FUNDING BOOST FOR NORTH AYRSHIRE SCHOOLS
Schools in North Ayrshire will benefit from a funding boost of over £4 million as part of the Scottish Government’s drive to improve standards in schools, it has been revealed. The share due to be received by each school from the Scottish Government’s new £120 million Pupil Equity Fund has been revealed by Deputy First... Continue Reading →
DISABLED PEOPLE ON WORK PROGRAMME THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE SANCTIONED AS TO FIND A JOB
A disabled person on the DWP’s Work Programme was three times as likely to be sanctioned as to be found a job, according to evidence given to the Scottish Parliament’s Social Security Committee by Inclusion Scotland. New powers will allow the Scottish Government to design new employment services for disabled people and those at risk... Continue Reading →
RUTH GETS BEHIND BURNS, SCOTS, AND IRVINE
Local MSP Ruth Maguire used Holyrood’s Burns Day debate on 25th January to highlight the Bard’s strong Irvine connections and to praise the cultural richness of the local Burns community. Ruth told of how it was when Burns came to Irvine in 1781, as a young twenty-two year old, that he befriended local sea captain,... Continue Reading →
RUTH CONDEMNS TORY GOVERNMENT TRIDENT COVER UP
TORY GOVERNMENT TRIDENT COVER UP A DANGEROUS AND WORRYING PRECEDENT WHO KNEW WHAT ABOUT MISSILE TEST FAILURE? Ruth has condemned the UK government for withholding details of a serious malfunction in a Trident test launch last June – just weeks before the vote to renew Trident to the tune of £205bn. It has been widely... Continue Reading →
RUTH SLAMS BRASS-NECKED TORIES OVER MOTION ON HEALTH INEQUALITY
https://youtu.be/W97U1V7GKe4?t=33m40s On 18th January, Ruth used a Tory led debate on health inequality to draw attention to its root cause of income inequality and poverty. Ruth condemned the hypocrisy of the Tories in raising the issue in Chamber, noting that ‘there are some who might say they have a bit of a brass neck... Continue Reading →
RUTH WELCOMES EARLY YEARS WORKFORCE EXPANSION
The Scottish Government announcement that there will be an extra £1.5 million investment for more nursery teachers and graduates in deprived areas across Scotland has been welcomed by local MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire – with North Ayrshire set to receive 24 additional teachers or graduates. The new staff in North Ayrshire, part... Continue Reading →
RUTH VISITS LOCAL RENEWABLES COMPANY WINDHOIST
On Monday 16th January, Ruth paid a visit to the site of local renewables company and training centre, Windhoist. Windhoist is a global leader in wind turbine erection and heavy lift engineering, and delivers world class industry specific training programmes from their training centre in Irvine. The company has installed more than 4, 800 wind... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 