Scottish National Party
MSP for Cunninghame South (Constituency) 2016 - present day
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09 November 2023 - 29 October 2024
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18 June 2024 - 20 June 2024
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13 September 2023 - 17 June 2024
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31 March 2022 - 16 November 2023
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31 March 2022 - 13 September 2023
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18 January 2022 - 31 March 2022
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13 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
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12 September 2018 - 25 April 2019
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06 September 2018 - 13 September 2018
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30 March 2017 - 24 May 2018
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06 September 2016 - 30 March 2017
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MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
Here is the register for Ruth Maguire. The date of their initial statement was 03 June 2021.
Until 19 May 2016, when I resigned my position, I was a councillor with North Ayrshire Council (of Cunninghame House, Irvine). I received remuneration of between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum.
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I am a trustee of the Break the Silence Charity. Break The Silence provide a range of tailored, professional support options for people affected by childhood sexual trauma in East and North Ayrshire. [Registered 13 August 2024]
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.
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee meeting date: 31 October 2024
Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "We have covered a lot of ground. It is particularly helpful in the context of the bill to understand that there is not really an indefinite notification period with the reviews and the appeal."
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 8 October 2024
Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "Good morning to the witnesses. Thank you for being with us. I would like to ask questions about the care service principles and charter. All of us will have experience of how challenging it is for people to navigate social work complaints processes…
Chamber meeting date: 25 September 2024
Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "I congratulate the Education, Children and Young People Committee’s convener on securing the debate and the committee on being true to its word and keeping a sustained focus on the experiences of children and young people with additional support for learning needs. As a former member of the committee who was involved in its work in this area, I…
Chamber meeting date: 24 September 2024
Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "Ensuring that people’s homes are promptly adapted to meet their needs is a crucial part of avoiding unnecessary hospital stays…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 24 September 2024
Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "Good morning to the witnesses. Thanks for being with us. I will come back to Keir Greenaway on one of the questions that Tess White asked. I hear you loud and clear about union representation on the board…
Find out how Ruth Maguire has voted recently.
Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Result 82 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Ruth Maguire has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the report, Forensic Science in England and Wales: Pulling Out of the Graveyard Spiral, published on 9 June 2025 by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Miscarriages of Justice, which highlighted shortcomings with forensic science capabilities in England and Wales that could make miscarriages of…
Answer expected on 20 August 2025
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-29907 by Dorothy Bain on 26 September 2024, how many contracts and service level agreements for pathology and mortuary services the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has; whether all contracts and service level agreements require pathologists to meet with the…
Answered by Dorothy Bain on 11 November 2024
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 October 2024
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the findings of the independent review of the forensic pathology response to the Hillsborough disaster, conducted by forensic science expert, Glenn Taylor, which identified seven areas for reform, what further action forensic pathology services in Scotland can take to ensure that they…
Answered by Dorothy Bain on 26 September 2024
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to invest in supporting youth culture in the Cunninghame South constituency."
Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2024
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 August 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the contribution that housebuilding makes to the Scottish economy."
Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2024
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 8 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to respond to reported concerns by bereaved families and victim organisations regarding media coverage of child homicide victims."
Answered by Angela Constance on 9 July 2024
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with NHS Ayrshire and Arran."
Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2024
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the fourth National Planning Framework specifically in relation to revocation of the Special Development Order at the Ardeer peninsula."
Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2024
Asked by: Maguire, Ruth, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 1 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how a public health approach to justice can reduce crime and make communities safer."
Taken in the Chamber on 9 May 2024