Ruth Maguire
Scottish National Party
MSP for Cunninghame South (Constituency) 2016 - present day
About Ruth Maguire
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Ruth.Maguire.msp@parliament.scot
Post-d: @RBFMaguire
Facebook: Ruth's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Contact at local office
Caledonian House
100 High Street
Irvine
KA12 0AX
Phone: 01294 276730
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Ruth is a member of 2 committees
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Deputy Convener
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Ruth is a member of 2 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Ruth does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Ruth does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Ruth has had 10 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
31 March 2022 - 13 September 2023
Education Children and Young People Committee
Member
18 January 2022 - 31 March 2022
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Member
13 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Equalities and Human Rights Committee
Convener
05 March 2020 - 04 May 2021
Environment Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
Substitute Member
13 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Conveners Group
Member
12 September 2018 - 25 April 2019
Hutchesons Hospital Transfer and Dissolution Scotland Bill Committee
Member
06 September 2018 - 13 September 2018
Equalities and Human Rights Committee
Member
08 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Social Security Committee
Member
30 March 2017 - 24 May 2018
Education and Skills Committee
Member
06 September 2016 - 30 March 2017
Local Government and Communities Committee
Member
Register of interests
Ruth's register of interests
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Recent Activity
What was said
What Ruth Maguire has said in Parliament
These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 13 September 2023
Scottish Qualifications Authority
Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "I thank the panel for its evidence so far. I want to ask about the SQA’s communication with the profession and young people. There has been a bit of a theme of criticism about that…
Chamber meeting date: 7 September 2023
School Leaver Destinations
Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "The disaster of Brexit that Scotland did not vote for has, among other things, narrowed opportunities for some of our young people…
Chamber meeting date: 6 September 2023
Fuel Insecurity Fund (Cunninghame South)
1. Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how the fuel insecurity fund is supporting residents in the Cunninghame South constituency. (S6O-02456)"
Chamber meeting date: 6 September 2023
Equality within the 2023-24 Programme for Government
Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "Reducing poverty, delivering growth, tackling climate change and providing high-quality public services are rightly the focus of the programme for government that our First Minister announced at the beginning of this new parliamentary term…
Chamber meeting date: 29 June 2023
Highly Protected Marine Areas
Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "Last week I met my constituent Willie Kennedy, who is chair of the Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network…
Votes
How Ruth Maguire has voted in Parliament
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Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 83 for, 27 against, 3 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Protecting Specialist Neonatal Services in Lanarkshire
Submitted by: Jenni Minto, Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Supported by: Michael Matheson, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Protecting Specialist Neonatal Services in Lanarkshire
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 18, 2023
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Protecting Scotland's Nature
Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 18, 2023
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Protecting Scotland's Nature
Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Supported by: Neil Gray, Richard Lochhead, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Ruth Maguire in Parliament
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Questions
Questions Ruth Maguire has asked
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Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what impact the measures in its Programme for Government 2023-24 will have on the growth of the economy in North Ayrshire."
Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2023
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 August 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how the Fuel Insecurity Fund is supporting residents in the Cunninghame South constituency."
Taken in the Chamber on 6 September 2023
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 June 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many parents who currently access the Parental Employability Support Fund are under the age of 25."
Answered by Neil Gray on 18 July 2023
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26 June 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many parents or carers who are in receipt of Scottish Child Payment are under the age of 25, and whether it will publish this data."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 12 July 2023
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 21 June 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its latest Building a New Scotland paper, what its position is on how a written constitution could protect democracy, the sovereignty of the people, freedom and the rule of law in an independent Scotland."
Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 June 2023
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what action it takes to ensure that children and young people from across Scotland can visit their Scottish Parliament."
Taken in the Chamber on 15 June 2023
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 31 May 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how forthcoming legislation will advance the rights of child victims of crime."
Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2023
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 May 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle fuel poverty in the Cunninghame South constituency."
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 24 May 2023
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 May 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how many homes in Scotland are currently heated by energy recovered from incineration plants."
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 24 May 2023
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17 May 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on implementation of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019."
Taken in the Chamber on 24 May 2023