FAMILIES IN NORTH AYRSHIRE SAVE ON AVERAGE £5,000 ON CHILDCARE COSTS The number of children benefitting from free early learning and childcare in North Ayrshire stands at 2,108. Saving the average family £5,000 per eligible child on childcare costs. Among the children who are eligible,215 eligible two-year-olds and 1,793 three-four-year olds in North Ayrshire are... Continue Reading →
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Ruth Maguire MSP Welcomes refreshed Baby Box to support North Ayrshire families
14315 BABY BOXES ALREADY DELIVERED IN AYRSHIRE & ARRAN Cunninghame South SNP MSP Ruth Maguire, has welcomed the news that Scotland’s Baby Box –14315 of which have already been delivered across Ayrshire and Arran– is receiving a makeover for its fifth birthday. The Scottish Government introduced the Baby Boxes scheme in 2017, entitling every newborn in Scotland to a box containing essential items intended to... Continue Reading →
SNP MSP Ruth Maguire Remembers Ardeer Girls in the Scottish Parliament
Ruth Maguire MSP has led a debate in the Scottish Parliament, congratulating Cartridge Girls for staging the play The Girls of Cartridge Hut No.7, by playwright Jack Dickson; a drama set at Nobles Explosive Company at Ardeer, Stevenston, charting the history of an industrial accident at the site in 1884, through the eyes of four young women who lost... Continue Reading →
15,812 Young People in North Ayrshire benefiting from free bus travel
SNP MSP Ruth Maguire, has today welcomed the news that 15,812 children and young people in North Ayrshire are benefiting from free bus travel since the introduction of the SNP Government's scheme for under 22's. In figures released yesterday, the Scottish Government revealed that - as of 12 September 2022 - a total of 483,931 children... Continue Reading →
Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022
Following the sad news of the death of Her Majesty the Queen, my office will be observing the period of mourning and condolence led by the Scottish Parliament. Signing the book of condolence on behalf of Cunninghame South Constituents, Scottish Parliament As a mark of respect, I have cancelled constituency business over the coming days... Continue Reading →
Communications Officer for Ruth Maguire MSP
About The Role Ruth Maguire MSP is looking for a Communications Officer to join her team Hours: 35 hours Location: Irvine, Edinburgh or Home working Salary: £30,115 - £33,518 depending on skills and experience Working for a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) MSPs are employers in their own right. Under their employment, you will become part of a team... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP welcomes cost of living measures in Programme for Government
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed a number of measures announced in the Scottish Government Programme for Government to tackle the cost of living crisis and support households in Cunninghame South. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon outlined measures such as freezing Scotrail fares, a rent freeze and increasing the Scottish Child Payment to £25 per week per... Continue Reading →
MSP welcomes SNP support for NHS Ayrshire and Arran
NHS KEY PRIORITY FOR SNP GOVERNMENT SNP MSP Ruth Maguire has welcomed the Scottish Government’s prioritisation of NHS Ayrshire and Arran for people across Cunninghame South. Announcing the SNP Government’s Programme for Government for 2022/23, the First Minister outlined that the next year will see the creation in law of the National Care Service which... Continue Reading →
Empty properties a blight on neighbourhoods could be homes for families
Ruth Maguire MSP has asked the Scottish Government to consider a proposal for compulsory rental orders to help provide much need homes for children and families. During Portfolio Question time in the Scottish Parliament today, Ruth Maguire MSP asked: "Empty properties left disrepair are a blight on neighbourhoods and could be providing much need homes for... Continue Reading →
Support for disabled people’s transition to adulthood to be examined
MSPs are asking for the public to share their views on the support that is currently available for disabled children and young people as they grow into adulthood. The findings will be considered by the Scottish Parliament’s Education, Children and Young People Committee as part of their scrutiny of a Bill which seeks to introduce more structured... Continue Reading →
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