On Tuesday 16th May, local MSP Ruth Maguire took part in a Scottish Government debate recognising the valuable contribution that disabled people make to Scottish society and advocating further transformational change in order for disabled people to reach their full potential. The Scottish Government is commited to implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of... Continue Reading →
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RUTH CHAMPIONS UN GLOBAL GOALS
Ruth Maguire, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, has pledged her support for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at an exhibition in the Scottish Parliament. The exhibition, “Scotland, Malawi and the Global Goals”, created by the Scotland Malawi Partnership (SMP), aims to create awareness of the SDGs in every constituency across Scotland and is asking... Continue Reading →
Weekly Bulletin 8th May – 14th May
This week, Ruth: Teamed up with Shiloh, a loveable Lhasa Apso currently in the care of the Dogs Trust, to take part in Holyrood’s first Dog of the Year competition in the Scottish Parliament Gardens. At the inaugural competition, organised by the Kennel Club and Dogs Trust, MSPs turned out to wow the judges... Continue Reading →
Weekly Bulletin 1st May – 7th May
This week, Ruth: Held MSP advice surgeries in Kilwinning and Dreghorn In Education Committee, considered in private the Committee’s draft report on Personal and Social Education and agreed to consider an amended draft report at its next meeting. The Committee also considered its draft report on Additional Support Needs and agreed the report... Continue Reading →
RUTH WELCOMES TRANSLATION OF FINANCIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT INTO POLISH
SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has welcomed Money Advice Scotland’s recent translation of their financial education electronic learning system into Polish. Funding for the translation was provided by the Yorkshire & Clydesdale Bank Foundation The learning tool has been developed by Money Advice Scotland in partnership with The Scottish Government and the Money Advice... Continue Reading →
RUTH TAKES PART IN HOLYROOD’S FIRST ‘DOG OF THE YEAR’ COMPETITION WITH DOGS TRUST DOG, SHILOH
On Monday 8th May, Ruth Maguire, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, teamed up with Shiloh, a loveable Lhasa Apso currently in the care of the Dogs Trust, to take part in Holyrood’s first Dog of the Year competition in the Scottish Parliament Gardens. At the inaugural competition, organised by the Kennel Club and Dogs Trust,... Continue Reading →
RUTH WELCOMES ‘FUNKY FILMS’ TO SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT
On Tuesday 2nd May, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, welcomed North Ayrshire’s ‘Funky Films’ group to the Scottish Parliament - a hugely successful collaboration between the North Ayrshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership and Recovery at Work. Through the ‘Funky Films’ collaboration, people who have experienced drug and/or alcohol issues had the opportunity to... Continue Reading →
SNP MSP AND MP WELCOME AYRSHIRE INVESTMENT FROM SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Local MSP, Ruth Maguire, and MP, Dr Philippa Whitford, have welcomed news that the SNP Government will continue to invest in vital infrastructure across Ayrshire – helping to boost the local economy and protect the area from the brutal cuts being imposed by the austerity obsessed, right-wing Tory party. The Scottish Government has a strong... Continue Reading →
Weekly Bulletin 24th April – 28th April
Last week Ruth: Joined MSPs from all other parties apart from the Scottish Conservatives to condemn the UK Tory Government’s two child cap and associated rape clause in a Holyrood debate on the issue. The Scottish Conservatives were visibly uncomfortable and unusually quiet throughout the debate, and refused either to take, or make, a single... Continue Reading →
RUTH SHOWS SUPPORT FOR MS SPECIALIST NURSES THIS MS AWARENESS WEEK
This MS Awareness Week (24-30 April) the MS Society Scotland are in the Scottish Parliament in a bid to raise awareness of the vital role the MS nurse has on the lives of people living with the neurological condition. SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, pledged her support for MS nurses in Scotland. Speaking,... Continue Reading →
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