Scottish National Party
MSP for Cunninghame South (Constituency) 2016 - present day
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09 November 2023 - 29 October 2024
Member
18 June 2024 - 20 June 2024
Member
13 September 2023 - 17 June 2024
Deputy Convener
31 March 2022 - 16 November 2023
Substitute Member
31 March 2022 - 13 September 2023
Member
18 January 2022 - 31 March 2022
Member
13 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Convener
05 March 2020 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
13 September 2018 - 04 May 2021
Member
12 September 2018 - 25 April 2019
Member
06 September 2018 - 13 September 2018
Member
08 June 2016 - 06 September 2018
Member
30 March 2017 - 24 May 2018
Member
06 September 2016 - 30 March 2017
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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…
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Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025
Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 91 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
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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: 30 October 2024
Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 11 November 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…
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 30 October 2024
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 17 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 26 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…
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 11 September 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to invest in supporting youth culture in the Cunninghame South constituency."
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 28 August 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the contribution that housebuilding makes to the Scottish economy."
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 8 July 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 9 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."
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 25 June 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government testing testing"
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 22 May 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with NHS Ayrshire and Arran."
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 15 May 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 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."
Asked by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 1 May 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how a public health approach to justice can reduce crime and make communities safer."