REGISTER TO VOTE BY 7 MAY FOR EU ELECTIONS VOTE SNP TO ‘MAKE SCOTLAND’S VOICE IN EUROPE HEARD The SNP has urged people in Cunninghame South to register to vote by 7 May for the upcoming European Parliament elections, warning it’s the only way to ensure Scotland’s voice is heard in Europe. Research published today... Continue Reading →

In a break from the usual routine, my Parliamentary work took me to Skye recently. While the visit brought back great memories of my days there as a student learning Gaelic at the Gaelic College Sabhal Mor Ostaig, this time the journey was in my capacity as convenor of the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human... Continue Reading →

NI REGISTRATIONS FOR OVERSEAS WORKERS DROPS BY 36 PERCENT   SNP MSP for Cuninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has said that the Tories’ “narrow-minded Brexit rhetoric” is to blame for a fall in the number of overseas workers coming to Scotland, and warned that this may cause damage to the economy and public services.   Latest... Continue Reading →

  Did you know that electricity is the number one cause of accidental fires in Scottish homes?  The human cost is incalculable, while the damage to property runs into tens of millions, not to mention the charges placed on the NHS. To discover more - and get advice and support to help protect constituents Ruth... Continue Reading →

BEST START GRANT PAYS OUT £2.7 MILLION IN FIRST TWO MONTHS FAMILIES IN CUNNINGHAME SOUTH BENEFIT FROM SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Families in Cunninghame South have benefitted from £2.7 million paid through the Scottish Government’s new Best Start Grant Pregnancy and Baby Payment scheme since it opened for applications. Since December, Social Security Scotland has made... Continue Reading →

Learning in later life with U3A gains MSP support   Fully and semi-retired people in Scotland have a new way to learn about subjects that interest them thanks to U3As.   More than one per cent of the over 65s is now learning for fun in these locally-led educational groups and research also shows that regularly... Continue Reading →

FIRMS IN NORTH AYRSHIRE BENEFIT FROM £5519 IN BUSINESS RATES SUPPORT The Scottish Government’s Small Business Bonus Scheme provided £5519 of support for businesses across North Ayrshire in 2017/18 – an 26.7% rise on the previous year. The Small Business Bonus Scheme, delivered by the SNP in 2008/09, supports local firms by reducing their rates... Continue Reading →

This week, as domestic politics became increasingly chaotic I was reminded that international solidarity is still important as I added my name to the Open Letter to the 14 Kurdish people currently on hunger strike in Strasbourg. The hunger strikers have one demand: that the Turkish Government complies with their own constitution and international conventions... Continue Reading →

SNP MSP Ruth Maguire for Cunninghame South is supporting South Scotland MSP, Emma Harper's proposed Members' Bill to tackle incidents of dogs attacking livestock - with the official launch of the online public consultation on the proposals taking place in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 21st February.   In the farming community such attacks, commonly... Continue Reading →

President of the National Farmers Union Scotland, Andrew McCornick, has called on the UK government to rule out a no-deal Brexit claiming leaving the EU without a deal would be “catastrophic for Scotland’s farmers and crofters”.   In a speech to NFUS members, Andrew McCornick said:   “No deal means a hard Brexit and this... Continue Reading →