On Tuesday 17th March the Scottish parliament voted by 69 to 57 votes to reject assisted suicide. With no party whip applied each and every MSP voted according to their own conscience. I am very grateful to constituents and campaigners, both those for and against the proposed legislation, who have shared their views on Assisted... Continue Reading →
7,027,144 FREE BUS JOURNEYS MADE BY YOUNG PEOPLE FROM NORTH AYRSHIRE
Local SNP MSP Ruth Maguire MSP has hailed the “transformative” impact of SNP policies after new figures showed that children and young people from North Ayrshire have taken 7,027,144 free bus journeys since the SNP Scottish Government introduced free travel for those under 22 three years ago. This follows news earlier this month that over... Continue Reading →
177,013 FREE EYE TESTS IN NHS AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN IN 2024/25
SCOTLAND LEADING THE WAY AS ONLY PART OF UK TO OFFER UNIVERSAL FREE EYE TESTS A record number of people in Scotland received free NHS eye examinations in 2024/25 – including 177,013 in NHS Ayrshire and Arran - thanks to Scotland being the only nation in the UK offering universal free eye tests under the SNP... Continue Reading →
RUTH MAGUIRE MSP HIGHLIGHTS SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FAMILIES AS SCHOOLS RETURN
As children across North Ayrshire head back to school, local SNP MSP Ruth Maguire has highlighted the wide range of support available to help families with the cost of learning, including 3,920 Best Start Grant - School Age Payments worth a total of £1,086,398 paid out to local families in the last year. The Best... Continue Reading →
RUTH MAGUIRE MSP WELCOMES EXPANSION OF FREE SCHOOL MEALS IN NORTH AYRSHIRE
1,214 MORE LOCAL PUPILS TO BENEFIT FROM FREE SCHOOL MEALS Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed a major expansion of free school meals, which will now be available to pupils in S1 to S3 across North Ayrshire as part of a new pilot by the SNP Scottish Government. North Ayrshire is one of eight councils selected to take... Continue Reading →
JOHN SWINNEY’S PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT DELIVERS FOR NORTH AYRSHIRE
PEAK RAIL FARES SCRAPPED, MORE GP APPOINTMENTS AND MORE MONEY IN POCKETS IN NORTH AYRSHIRE The SNP’s Programme for Government (PfG) will put more money in people's pockets and deliver more GP appointments in North Ayrshire local MSP Ruth Maguire has said. The PfG will scrap peak rail fares on publicly-owned Scotrail for good and deliver... Continue Reading →
£25 Million for Play Park Renewal Across Scotland
First Minister John Swinney is set to announce £25 million of funding to local authorities to invest in the renewal of play parks across Scotland. All councils will receive a share of the funding to improve the standard of existing play parks – helping to ensure children have access to safe environments to play and socialise... Continue Reading →
NEW FUNDING TO TACKLE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN NORTH AYRSHIRE
Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, has welcomed the Scottish Government announcement that more than 100 organisations across Scotland working to tackle violence against women and girls will share in a funding uplift of £2.4 million. The funding boost will bring the total Scottish Government investment in Delivering Equally Safe, which funds projects to prevent... Continue Reading →
NORTH AYRSHIRE TO SEE CHILD POVERTY RATES FALL DUE TO SNP POLICIES
NEW REPORT: CHILD POVERTY TO DECLINE IN SCOTLAND BUT RISE IN REST OF UK Scotland is set to be the only part of the UK to see a decline in child poverty rates thanks to Scotland-only social security policies introduced by the SNP Scottish Government, a report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has shown. The... Continue Reading →
Severe Weather Across Scotland
Met Office red weather warnings for wind brought by Storm Éowyn. The First Minister has urged people to follow Police Scotland advice not to travel tomorrow (Friday 24 January). The Scottish Government’s Resilience Room (SGoRR) has been activated ahead of the red weather warning for wind from 1000 until 1700 tomorrow, covering parts of Dumfries... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 