On Wednesday 21st December, MSPs at Holyrood held a debate focused on bringing an end to the illegal trafficking of puppies in Scotland. The debate took place amidst ongoing concerns about the import of farmed puppies from Northern Ireland to Scotland, which the Scottish SPCA has been working at the port of Cairnryan to disrupt.... Continue Reading →
Motion S5M-03015: Thomas Graham, Kilwinning Student
That the Parliament congratulates Thomas Graham, who is a student from Kilwinning in his third year of mentoring at Ayrshire College, on his outstanding achievement at the 2016 Scottish Mentoring Network Awards at which he was singled out as a commended mentor in recognition of his work supporting a full class of supported learning students... Continue Reading →
RUTH BLASTS FAILED TORY AUSTERITY AGENDA FOR COUNCIL CUTS
https://youtu.be/PTiOCZuYgaA?t=7m3s On Wednesday 7th December, responding to concerns raised about council finances by a Tory MSP, Ruth intervened in the Chamber to point out that reduction in council funding has in fact come from the UK Tory Government, and not from the Scottish Government. Addressing the Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security, and... Continue Reading →
Weekly Bulletin 21st-27th November
Last week, Ruth: • Held MSP advices surgeries in Towerlands, Castlepark, Springside and Lanfine community centres • Spoke in a Holyrood debate about the Future of Social Security in Scotland, condemning the morally bankrupt welfare reform of the UK Tory Govt, and focusing on how the devolution of 15% of welfare powers to Scotland gives... Continue Reading →
RUTH CONDEMNS ‘MORALLY BANKRUPT’ TORY WELFARE REFORM
https://youtu.be/aeitFjp5TpY?t=44m6s Speaking in a Holyrood debate about the Future of Social Security in Scotland, local MSP Ruth Maguire condemned the ‘morally bankrupt’ welfare reform of the UK Tory Govt, and called for a different approach from the Scottish Parliament as 15% of welfare powers are devolved. Exposing the failure of the Tories’ work programme, Ruth... Continue Reading →
RUTH LEADS HOLYROOD DEBATE MARKING ROLE OF CREDIT UNIONS IN BEATING POVERTY
Wednesday 9th November saw local SNP MSP Ruth Maguire lead a Holyrood debate marking International Credit Union Day 2016 and the important role played by credit unions in tackling poverty and empowering local communities. Speaking, Ruth said: “As well as providing affordable loans with fairer conditions and longer repayment terms than payday lenders, credit unions... Continue Reading →
CUNNINGHAME SOUTH SET TO BENEFIT FROM ADDITIONAL WINTER FUEL FUNDING
Families across North Ayrshire are set to benefit from £226,000 of additional funding to keep their homes warm this winter, the Scottish Government has announced. Housing associations and councils in Cunninghame South will be given a share of a £9 million national fund to help improve the housing of those most in need, and help... Continue Reading →
RUTH CALLS FOR HIGHER UPTAKE OF FUNERAL PAYMENT FUNDING
On Thursday 3rd November, MSPs held a debate sparked by the findings of a recent Citizens Advice Scotland report, ‘The Cost of Saying Goodbye 2016’, which showed that burial and cremation fees have increased by 8% and 11% respectively this year. SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, expressed her concern at these rising costs,... Continue Reading →
RUTH CHALLENGES PREJUDICE ABOUT MIGRANTS ‘HEAD ON’ AT FMQS
At FMQs on Thursday 3rd November, in response to a question from SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, the First Minister cited recent studies which outline that the clear majority of migrants, and particularly those from the EU, and are highly qualified and make a positive economic contribution. Ruth welcomed these findings, stating that... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 