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 →
Extra Funding to Help Health and Social Care Services in North Ayrshire Respond to Pandemic
Health and social care services in North Ayrshire are to receive an additional £38 million from the SNP Government to support the local response to the Coronavirus pandemic and prepare for winter. The extra funding has been allocated to help local services meet COVID-19 related costs such as additional staffing or sickness expenditure, enhanced infection... 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 →
First Home Fund to Reopen In 2021 After Pilot Success
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed the Scottish Government’s intentions to reopen the pilot First Home Fund after the scheme has helped thousands to enter the housing market. The new scheme has been particularly popular since the housing market reopened in June, and is expected to support over 8,000 households into home ownership by the end... Continue Reading →
Opt Out System for Organ and Tissue Donation Takes Effect Next March
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed confirmation that legislation to introduce an opt out system of organ and tissue donation for deceased donors will come into effect on 26 March 2021. Work to implement the legislation was temporarily halted earlier in the year to allow the NHS to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A public... Continue Reading →
Consultation on Short Term Lets Regulation Opens
Ruth Maguire MSP has encouraged residents to take part in the Scottish Government’s consultation on proposed legislation for the regulation of short term lets. Proposals by the Scottish Government include a mandatory licensing scheme to ensure that all short-term lets are safe and to address issues faced by neighbours. If passed by the Scottish Parliament,... Continue Reading →
Scottish Government Has Not Ruled Any Action Out to Oppose Internal Market Bill
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed confirmation that the Scottish Government is weighing up its options to prevent the UK Internal Market Bill from passing into law. This confirmation came today in the Scottish Parliament as the MSP for Cunninghame South asked about the latest engagement between the UK and Scottish Governments on the proposed bill.... Continue Reading →
UK Internal Market Threatens to Undermine Efforts to Combat Climate Change
Ruth Maguire MSP has raised concerns that proposals for a post-Brexit UK Internal Market could undermine the Scottish Government’s efforts to tackle climate change. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament in response to a statement on the draft legislation, the SNP MSP highlighted comments by Scottish Environment LINK that it could force the Scottish Government to... Continue Reading →
Council Tax Reduction Scheme Supports Over 17,000 Local Households
New figures released this week reveal that 17,450 households across North Ayrshire were supported by the SNP Government’s Council Tax Reduction Scheme in June 2020. Across Scotland, almost 500,000 Scots received the support in June, with the number of local households in receipt of the Council Tax Reduction support rising by 630 since April 2020.... Continue Reading →
Consultation Opens on Tackling Male Demand for Prostitution
Ruth Maguire MSP has welcomed a public consultation from the Scottish Government which is seeking views on options to challenge men’s demand for prostitution. The consultation, which opens today, also asks for suggestions on what can be done to reduce the harms associated with prostitution, how to support women to find a way out of... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 