In a meeting of the Scottish Parliament, 24 February 2022, SNP MSP Ruth Maguire, asked the Scottish Government how Green Ports will contribute to the exporting infrastructure an Independent Scotland will need. Ivan McKee, Scottish Government Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise responded: "Our objective is to build Scotland’s economy and make it as strong... Continue Reading →
New Independent Advocacy Service Opens
Ruth Maguire MSP welcomes new support available to help disabled people in Cunninghame South access Scottish social security. Disabled people are now able to access a new advocacy service to get help, when applying for Scottish social security benefits. The support is available to disabled people applying for any of Social Security Scotland’s current and... Continue Reading →
MSPs call on Scottish Government to outlaw online pimping
A cross-party group of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is calling on the Scottish Government to outlaw online pimping, after an inquiry found that commercial websites are facilitating sex trafficking and sexual exploitation with impunity. The inquiry, conducted by the Cross-Party Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation (1), concludes that Scotland’s laws against sexual exploitation... Continue Reading →
A new standard for housing
Ensuring equal quality of homes. Plans for a new legal requirement for all homes to meet the same standards, will be included in a major national housing strategy to be published this week. The new Housing Standard, applying to all tenures, is an important element of Housing to 2040, which will set the path for... Continue Reading →
New measures to accelerate greener cheaper heating
Ruth Maguire MSP was please to support legislation which will help cut emissions, reduce fuel poverty and create green jobs by accelerating the deployment of heat networks has been passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament. Scotland is the first country in the UK to legislate to support the growth of heat networks, through which clusters of homes... Continue Reading →
SNP Announces Ambitious Budget with Record Health Funding
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed the SNP Government’s ambitious draft budget - which includes record funding of £16 billion for our health and social care service - and urged MSPs from all parties to support it. Today, Finance Secretary Kate Forbes announced her budget, which focuses on three key guiding principles - a national mission for... Continue Reading →
On Demand Covid Testing Now Available for Teachers
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed the announcement that teachers, nursery and school staff can now be tested for Covid-19 on demand if they feel that they have been placed at risk of infection, even if they show no symptoms. The step has been taken to provide extra assurance for staff as children return to schools... Continue Reading →
Brexit Used as Cover for Power Grab on Holyrood
Ruth Maguire MSP has repeated calls from the Scottish Government for Westminster to scrap a proposed law which has been described as an effort to undermine devolution. Constitution Secretary, Michael Russell wrote to the Cabinet Office minister, Michael Gove, to urge the UK Government to shelf the proposed enshrinement of the “UK internal market”. Concerns... Continue Reading →
Scottish Government Announce Gradual Move to Phase 3 of Lockdown Exit
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed the announcement from the First Minister that the Scottish Government will begin to ease into Phase 3 of its exit from lockdown. The announcement came with additional dates for further relaxations to lockdown restrictions. Starting from Friday 10 July, four households can now meet outdoors in groups of up to... Continue Reading →
Support Offered for Businesses as Outdoor Hospitality Resumes
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed flexibility offered by the Scottish Government to allow cafes, restaurants and bars to resume service in an outdoor setting. Adjustments are being made as businesses in outdoor hospitality in Scotland are able to resume trading from today in line with the Scottish Government’s route map out of lockdown. In order... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 