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 →
SNP GOVERNMENT BUILDING RESILIENCE AND DELIVERING FOR NORTH AYRSHIRE
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 →
Ruth Maguire MSP welcomes cost of living measures in Programme for Government
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed a number of measures announced in the Scottish Government Programme for Government to tackle the cost of living crisis and support households in Cunninghame South. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon outlined measures such as freezing Scotrail fares, a rent freeze and increasing the Scottish Child Payment to £25 per week per... Continue Reading →
MSP welcomes SNP support for NHS Ayrshire and Arran
NHS KEY PRIORITY FOR SNP GOVERNMENT SNP MSP Ruth Maguire has welcomed the Scottish Government’s prioritisation of NHS Ayrshire and Arran for people across Cunninghame South. Announcing the SNP Government’s Programme for Government for 2022/23, the First Minister outlined that the next year will see the creation in law of the National Care Service which... 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 →
Youth Guarantee to Help Young People in North Ayrshire Succeed
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed a new £60 million Youth Guarantee announced in the Programme for Government, which guarantees everyone in North Ayrshire aged 16-24, a job, a place in education or a place in training. The new partnership between the Scottish Government and Scotland’s employers is backed by £60 million of government investment, which... Continue Reading →