Ruth Maguire MSP has warned that Labour and the Tories are pushing families in North Ayrshire into poverty, as new analysis has revealed 1,433 households in North Ayrshire are being impacted by the bedroom tax. The analysis, conducted by the SNP using the latest data available from the UK government Department for Work and Pensions,... Continue Reading →

SNP MSP Ruth Maguire has welcomed recent figures that show 2,540 affordable and social homes have been completed in North Ayrshire since 2007 – with 235 completed in 2022/23 alone. Statistics show that almost 10,500 low-cost ownership, mid-market rent, and social rent homes were completed across Scotland in the financial year 2022/23; bringing the total... Continue Reading →

Local MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has slammed Labour’s leader in Scotland, Anas Sarwar, for u-turning on his commitment to abolish the bedroom tax after new figures reveal North Ayrshire Council was forced to spend £10,310,175 mitigating the Westminster policy. Labour’s Anas Sarwar promised in 2013 “if we were in government tomorrow, we would... Continue Reading →

Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed the publishing of ‘Citizenship in an independent Scotland’; a new Independence Paper from the Scottish Government which outlines what an independent Scotland’s vision for a fairer, inclusive and welcoming approach to citizenship would look like, and how this would be key in tackling population decline and growing the economy. By... Continue Reading →

A new report has found that over half of people living with epilepsy who took part in a national survey said it was ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ talking about their mental health Ruth Maguire MSP is calling on the estimated 681 people living with epilepsy in Cunninghame South to open up about their mental health... Continue Reading →

SNP MSP Ruth Maguire has welcomed new measures from the Scottish Government to prevent litter and flytipping in North Ayrshire and support Scotland’s circular and zero waste economy. The new measures, which include more than doubling fines for flytipping to £500, have been brought in under a six-year National Litter and Flytipping Strategy, which sets... Continue Reading →

Ahead of summer recess, June has been packed full of parliamentary debates and events alongside exciting community work. In Parliament Portfolio Questions: Justice and Home Affairs Ruth took part in Portfolio Questions on Justice and Home Affairs where she asked the minister how forthcoming legislation will advance the rights of child victims of crime.  ... Continue Reading →

Ruth Maguire MSP for Cunninghame South has welcomed plans to enshrine the right to an adequate standard of living into the constitution of an independent Scotland, to ensure everyone has rights based upon human dignity. The plans to include the right to an adequate standard of living into the constitution of an independent Scotland were... Continue Reading →

Local MSP Ruth Maguire has welcomed the publication of a new paper by the Scottish Government that outlines the opportunities of a written constitution for an independent Scotland. The paper is the fourth in the Scottish Government's Building a New Scotland, which aims to inform the Scottish independence debate. Previous papers have compared other similar-sized... Continue Reading →

May has been another busy month for Ruth Maguire MSP, both in the Scottish parliament and at home in the constituency. In Parliament  Ruth has spoken in a number of debates this month on important topics including; Education and the VAT Burn Campaign. In her contribution to the Scottish Government Debate on tackling social isolation... Continue Reading →