About The Role Ruth Maguire MSP is looking for a Casework Assistant to join her team Salary: £24,185 - £29,692 depending on skills and experience Hours: 35hours Location: Irvine Flexible working is available, this role can be part or full time and home and/or office based. Working for a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)... Continue Reading →
Weekly Bulletin 20-24 June
Ruth Maguire MSP contributions in the Scottish Parliament 20-24 June 2022. Attended: Education, Children and Young People's Committee Scottish Parliament Contributions: Brexit (Impact on Economy) https://youtu.be/DkpCt08zgII Resource Spending Review (Children and Young People’s Rights) https://youtu.be/AzUUz54Veyg Retained European Union Law https://youtu.be/INAzjrftwvA Deaths in Custody https://youtu.be/3ICyy84vw4I Cost of Living Support https://youtu.be/bpBAhSTyGoA World Refugee Day https://youtu.be/-U-NLJTHdmo Votes: Non-Domestic... Continue Reading →
4,245 Children supported in North Ayrshire by Scottish Child Payment
4,245 children in North Ayrshire have been supported by the Scottish Child Payment since its introduction by the SNP Scottish Government. Since the support started putting extra money in the pockets of families £1,927,360 has been spent supporting families in North Ayrshire since February 2021. Children across North Ayrshire are already benefitting from further support after the Scottish Government doubled the payment to £20... Continue Reading →
SNP announce record social security spending for North Ayrshire
HOUSEHOLDS IN NORTH AYRSHIRE TO BE SUPPORTED BY £23 BILLION As communities across recover from the pandemic and face a Tory made cost of living crisis the SNP Government’s spending review outlined record social security spending to help households facing increasing pressures. The Scottish Government allocated around £23 billion for social security over the course of the parliament.... Continue Reading →
Scottish Government’s International Work
SNP MSP Ruth Maguire highlights the Scottish Government's commitment to adopt a feminist foreign policy, the first country in the UK to do so. Ruth Maguire MSP contributed to the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee debate, on its inquiry into the Scottish Government’s international work, held in the Scottish Parliament 10 May 2022.... Continue Reading →
Global Intergenerational Week 2022
https://youtu.be/Hdch5U-EKk8 Marking the importance of Global Intergenerational Week, Ruth Maguire MSP participated in debate held in the Scottish Parliament today. Global Intergenerational Week began as a campaign, originally started at a local level, before growing to a national level event and is now going global for its third year. Global Intergenerational Week 2022, runs from 25 April... Continue Reading →
SNP Support 2815 Carers in North Ayrshire
ADDITIONAL DOUBLE PAYMENT SEES CARERS IN NORTH AYRSHIRE RECEIVE UP TO £694.20 MORE THAN REST OF UK 2815 carers in North Ayrshire have received the Scottish Government Carer’s Allowance Supplement payments, unique in the UK, since it was introduced in September 2018. The Carer's Allowance Supplement is an extra payment introduced by the Scottish Government for people in North Ayrhsire, and across... Continue Reading →
Election Result an Extraordinary and Historic Achievement
The SNP have won a record breaking victory in the Scottish Parliament election, winning 62 constituency seats - a record number and an incredible 85% of the total. Hanging on to every constituency won in 2016 and gained seats from both Labour and the Tories. And while the constituency vote shares of Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire Re-elected MSP for Cunninghame South
The electorate of Cunninghame South has re-elected the SNP’s Ruth Maguire to represent them as MSP in the Scottish Parliament. With a turn out of 58.04%, Ruth Maguire strengthened her majority vote and won the election with more than double the votes of the closest opposition candidate. The people of Cunninghame South have emphatically endorsed... Continue Reading →
SNP: Scotland can be a Global Leader on Human Rights and Tackling Discrimination
ALL PARTIES CHALLENGED TO INCORPORATE UN TREATIES INTO SCOTS LAW Scotland can be a global leader in upholding and strengthening human rights and tackling discrimination, the SNP has said today, with the party committing to incorporating additional United Nations treaties into law if re-elected this May. Last month, the SNP Scottish Government passed the UNCRC (Incorporation)... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 