Irvine Times, 7 August 2018 As part of World Breastfeeding Week, the Scottish Government announced last week that it will be providing an additional £2 million for local health boards to help support mothers in Scotland to breastfeed for longer periods of time. This is a welcome investment that will almost double the current provision. Having... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire backs support for carers during Carers Week
SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has pledged her backing for Carers Week which runs from Monday 11 June, by committing to support local carers across the Irvine, Kilwinning and Stevenston areas. Ruth signed up to the Carers Week pledge to take carer friendly action – highlighting the tireless work of the 6.5... Continue Reading →
RUTH ELECTED CO-CONVENOR OF HOLYROOD’S CROSS PARTY GROUP ON KURDISTAN
On Tuesday 24th October, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, was elected as co-convenor of Holyrood’s Cross Party Group on Kurdistan. Ruth will co-convene the group with Green MSP, Ross Greer. The purpose of the Cross Party Group is to promote and enhance understanding of Kurdistan, Scotland’s Kurdish community and the wider Kurdish diaspora... Continue Reading →
LABOUR’S BROKEN PROMISES ON STUDENT FEES EXPOSED
SUPPORT NOT SURCHARGES NEEDED TO BOOST UNI ACCESS The Labour party has been exposed for “wholesale hypocrisy” on tuition fees – after announcing a hike above and beyond £9,000 for students in Wales, despite promising to scrap them during the General Election campaign just a few weeks ago. Welsh Labour specifically stood on a... Continue Reading →
RUTH WELCOMES PASSAGE OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE BILL FOR SURVIVORS SEEKING JUSTICE
SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has welcomed the passage of the Limitation Childhood Abuse Scotland Bill in the Scottish Parliament. The Bill, which will have retrospective effect, removes the three year time limit within which victims of childhood abuse can bring a civil action against their abuser – meaning that survivors can pursue... Continue Reading →
NATIONAL LOTTERY FUNDING GIVES LOCAL GROUPS IN CUNNINGHAME SOUTH REASON TO CELEBRATE
Over £3.8 million in National Lottery funds is being shared this week by almost 500 groups across Scotland. The windfall means grassroots groups delivering everything from wheelchair football to after-school holiday clubs and drama workshops to hip-hop dance sessions now get the green light to go ahead. This community based cash boost comes from National... Continue Reading →
RUTH CALLS FOR BAN ON ‘DISGUSTING’ STINK PITS
https://youtu.be/lC5hlBnKf_I?t=12m55s On Thursday 15th June, MSPs debated the largely unknown topic of ‘stink pits’ – which are piles of dead and rotting animal carcasses dumped on the ground and surrounded by snares to capture other animals, which are attracted by the smell of rotting meat. They are used mainly by gamekeepers on shooting estates to... Continue Reading →
RUTH PRAISES MARIE CURIE SUPPORT FOR TERMINALLY ILL PEOPLE
On Friday 2nd June 2017, Ruth Maguire MSP heard about the care available for people in West Scotland living with a terminal illness and their families, praising the support provided by the terminal illness charity, Marie Curie. At a meeting with Marie Curie staff at her constituency office in Irvine, Ruth discussed the work of... Continue Reading →
SNP’S RUTH MAGUIRE EXPOSES SHAMEFUL TORY RECORD ON CHILD POVERTY AS VOTERS HEAD TO THE POLLS
On Thursday 1st June, Holyrood debated the Scottish Government’s Child Poverty (Scotland Bill) – which introduces four main statutory income targets for reducing child poverty and includes stringent reporting requirements at both the national and the local level. The four statutory targets set out in the Bill are: Less than 10% of children live in... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 