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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05 March 2020 - 04 May 2021
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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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08 June 2016 - 06 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.
Chamber meeting date: 28 January 2026
7. Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the prison estate is segregated by sex. (S6O-05433)"
Chamber meeting date: 20 January 2026
Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted no."
Chamber meeting date: 15 January 2026
Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "The need for the protection of space on public boards for women has been accepted and the law corrected, but a policy that means that female prisoners, a majority of whom have experienced male violence, might have to share close quarters with male-bodied inmates while they are in the care of the state is being defended. Knowing everything that we…
Chamber meeting date: 18 December 2025
3. Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address misinformation in relation to refugees and asylum seekers and to promote community cohesion. (S6O-05317)"
Chamber meeting date: 17 December 2025
Ruth Maguire (Cunninghame South) (SNP): "I draw members’ attention to my entry in the register of members’ interests: I am a trustee of Break the Silence, which is a charity that offers therapy to people who are affected by childhood sexual trauma…
Find out how Ruth Maguire has voted recently.
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 59 Amendment 123
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Result 24 for, 83 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 59 Amendment 121
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Result 24 for, 83 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 59 Amendment 122
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Result 24 for, 83 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
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: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 28 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what support will be available for young entrepreneurs alongside the £2.5 million funding announced for the First Minister's Start Up Challenge."
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 21 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the prison estate is segregated by sex."
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 10 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address misinformation in relation to refugees and asylum seekers and to promote community cohesion."
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 3 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gives to the gendered impact of debt in its child poverty and social security policies."
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 19 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether patient complaints and feedback about the care they have received from NHS boards are used to inform inspections undertaken by Health Improvement Scotland."
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 12 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 will be fully implemented."
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 1 October 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what representations NGOs have made to it regarding its work to support humanitarian assistance in Palestine."
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 8 September 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2025
"To ask the First Minister, in light of reports of the rising rate of poverty for families with a baby under one and new evidence from Save the Children that increasing Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods payments could significantly reduce the child poverty rate for this priority group, whether the Scottish Government will consider increasing…
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 3 September 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what work it is doing to support sustainable farming and food production that is based on improving biodiversity."
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 28 July 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, when bail conditions for a perpetrator of domestic abuse are considered, what regard is given to the views of the victim; how any views and information provided by the victim are collected, and what the rights of the victim are with regard to access to information on the bail conditions of the perpetrator."