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 →
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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 SAMPLES CULINARY SKILLS OF AYRSHIRE STUDENTS
On Wednesday 2nd November, students of Hospitality and Tourism from Ayrshire College took on responsibility for managing the Members’ Restaurant in the Scottish Parliament. Local MSP Ruth Maguire was amongst the MSPs and other guests who had the pleasure of sampling the results, before meeting with the students and staff from the college. Commenting, Ruth... Continue Reading →
RUTH CALLS ON LOCAL ORGANISATIONS TO ADOPT THE NEW £8.45 LIVING WAGE
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed the new Scottish Living Wage rate of £8.45 an hour and encouraged more employers in Cunninghame South to sign up as Accredited Living Wage Employers. The Scottish Living Wage, calculated to meet the cost of living, is reviewed every year based on living standards. The rise of 20 pence per... Continue Reading →
LOCAL MSP RUTH MAGUIRE APPOINTED HEDGEHOG SPECIES CHAMPION
Ruth Maguire MSP has been appointed as the official ‘Species Champion’ for the hedgehog. The ‘Species Champion’ project, which is overseen by Scottish Environment LINK, hopes to gain political support for the protection of Scotland’s threatened wildlife by pairing MSPs with endangered species. As Species Champions, MSPs learn about their species from expert member organisations... Continue Reading →
RUTH SUPPORTS WESTMINSTER COLLEAGUE IN CAMPAIGN TO ‘SCRAP THE RAPE CLAUSE’
Ruth Maguire MSP has lent her support to a campaign being led by Alison Thewliss, SNP MP, to scrap the so-called ‘rape clause’ in the proposed benefits reform of the UK Government. The proposals seek to limit the child element of both Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit to a maximum of two children, whilst... Continue Reading →
Weekly Bulletin 24th-30th October
This busy week, Ruth: Delivered a keynote address at a Tackling Domestic Abuse conference Presented the award for ‘international growth of the year’ at the Business Women Scotland awards ceremony Attended the meeting of the Local Government and Communities Committee, where focus was on the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland's 5th Electoral Review Supported... Continue Reading →
RUTH MAGUIRE MSP ADDRESSES TACKLING DOMESTIC ABUSE CONFERENCE
‘Preventing and addressing violence against women demands a fundamental change in societal attitudes. Women can’t do it on their own, if we could, we would have sorted it out by now. We need everyone’ – Ruth Maguire, MSP On Thursday 27th October 2016 at the Tackling Domestic Abuse conference in Edinburgh, Ruth Maguire MSP delivered... Continue Reading →
Motion S5M-02093: Congratulating Champions for Change Irvine Clergymen
That the Parliament congratulates the Irvine clergymen, Reverend Neil Urqhart and Father Willie Boyd, on being honoured as Champions for Change by the anti-sectarianism charity, Nil by Mouth; understands that they were presented with the special award in recognition of their remarkable and innovative efforts over the last five years to challenge sectarianism, including forming... Continue Reading →
SPECIAL EU DEAL FOR LONDON MUST BE MATCHED FOR CUNNINGHAME SOUTH
Ruth Maguire MSP has called on the UK Government to match any attempts to keep the City of London in the European single market with a deal for workers and businesses in Cunninghame South – and has written to local Tory MSPs to demand that they put pressure on their Westminster colleagues.
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