ONLY THE SNP IS FIGHTING SCOTLAND'S CORNER The SNP Government is “focused on delivering for North Ayrshire and building a more resilient Scotland,” Ruth Maguire MSP has said following the First Minister’s speech in Bute House this morning. Announcing that his next Programme for Government will take place on 6th May 2025, one year before... Continue Reading →
Business Grants Top Up Announced
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed the announcement of a significant top-up to the grant support available for hospitality, retail and leisure businesses across Scotland closed by level 4 restrictions will be paid following an announcement by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes. Further to the grants businesses receive through the Strategic Business Framework Fund, eligible businesses will... Continue Reading →
£251 Million Ayrshire Growth Deal Signed
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed today’s announcement that the Ayrshire Growth Deal has been signed off, ratifying the arrangements for major financial investment into the region. The deal will bring a total of £251 million worth of investment into the area, with ambitions to secure private sector investment with the potential to create up to... Continue Reading →
“Perfect Storm” Brewing for Job Losses With One Month Left Of Furlough Scheme
Ruth Maguire MSP has reiterated calls from the SNP for the UK Government to extend the furlough scheme. Today marks exactly one month until the scheme ends which has prompted warnings of ‘a perfect storm’ of job losses, business closures and households affected. In a letter to the Chancellor - signed by all SNP MPs... Continue Reading →
New Grant Announced to Support People Who Have to Self-Isolate
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed a new grant for people on low incomes which allows them to receive £500 if asked to self-isolate. The new Self-Isolation Support Grant will help those who would lose income if they needed to self-isolate, such as those unable to carry out their work from home. This grant is for... Continue Reading →
Community Groups Asked for Ideas to Tackle Inequality Following Covid
Ruth Maguire MSP has encouraged local organisations and community groups to share ideas which are being gathered to drive a fairer economy in the wake of the Covid pandemic. The Scottish Government are looking for groups to share ideas and evidence based on their experiences of responding to the pandemic, and their engagement with people... Continue Reading →
£24 Billion Infrastructure Plan Aims to Boost Jobs
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed the Scottish Government’s publication of its £24 billion Draft Infrastructure Investment Plan (IIP) which aims to support tens of thousands of jobs. Covering the five year period between 2021-22 to 2025-26, the Plan will help stimulate Scotland’s green economic recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It includes investment to decarbonise... Continue Reading →
Almost 300,000 Scots Missing Out On £20 Weekly Increase in Universal Credit
Ruth Maguire MSP has called for the UK Government to extend the £20 per week uplift to the standard allowance of Universal Credit and basic element of Working Tax Credit to avoid an ‘unfair’ gap in support during the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. New figures from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) have revealed... Continue Reading →
Ambitious Covid Recovery Plan Aims to Invest in North Ayrshire Economy
The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has announced an ambitious Programme for Government aimed at ensuring a strong economic recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic. Under the commitments, all young people in Scotland aged 16 to 24 will be guaranteed a job, education, apprenticeship or formal training through a new £60 million government scheme. By this Autumn,... Continue Reading →
National Debt Plan Must Be Introduced by UK Government
Ruth Maguire MSP has echoed a the Scottish Government’s call for Westminster to introduce vital new measures to support Scotland’s response to the current economic crisis brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. Following a formal request to the UK Treasury requesting temporary additional financial powers for Holyrood to tackle the crisis in Scotland, Finance Secretary... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 