Ruth Maguire

3 Feb 2026 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will implement Remote Electronic Monitoring on vessels fishing in Scottish waters.

27 Jan 2026 · Portfolio Question

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.

20 Jan 2026 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the prison estate is segregated by sex.

9 Dec 2025 · Portfolio Question

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.

2 Dec 2025 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gives to the gendered impact of debt in its child poverty and social security policies.

18 Nov 2025 · Portfolio Question

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.

12 Nov 2025 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 will be fully implemented.

30 Sep 2025 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what representations NGOs have made to it regarding its work to support humanitarian assistance in Palestine.

8 Sep 2025 · First Minister's Question

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 Governme…

2 Sep 2025 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what work it is doing to support sustainable farming and food production that is based on improving biodiversity.

25 Jul 2025 · Written Question

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…

Answer · Angela Constance: The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) provide a Victim Information and Advice (VIA) service in criminal court cases. When COPFS first consider a new criminal case, they refer to VIA any victims who should receive extra support. This includes …

25 Jul 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many bail-related offences were associated with an original charge of domestic abuse in 2023-24.

Answer · Angela Constance: Statistics on people prosecuted and convicted in Scottish courts, by main charge, are published as Criminal Proceedings in Scotland. This includes people with a main charge of a bail-related offence. However, it is not possible to definitively link these offe…

25 Jul 2025 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many times an individual, who was arrested for domestic abuse offences and then released from police custody with conditions or an undertaking, breached those conditions or that undertaking, in 2023-24.

Answer · Angela Constance: Statistics on people prosecuted and convicted in Scottish courts, by main charge, are published as Criminal Proceedings in Scotland. The most recent data held by Criminal Proceedings in Scotland is for the year 2022-23. However, Criminal Proceedings in Scotla…

22 Jul 2025 · Written Question

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…

Answer · Angela Constance: The Westminster Commission on Forensic Science, set up by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Miscarriages of Justice in 2022, visited the Scottish Police Authority Forensic Services Division (SPA-FSD) in early 2025. Subsequently, the Commission publi…

29 Oct 2024 · Written Question

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 pa…

Answer · Dorothy Bain: COPFS has 16 contracts and service level agreements in place for pathology mortuary and toxicology services across Scotland.All pathology agreements require pathologists to discuss post mortem findings with bereaved relatives if requested. Their assistance is…

29 Oct 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on how a natural capital approach to land use can benefit the environment, economy and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

12 Sep 2024 · Written Question

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…

Answer · Dorothy Bain: COPFS has contracts and service level agreements with universities, local authorities, Scottish Police Authority and the NHS for pathology mortuary and toxicology services across Scotland to allow the discharge of our death investigation duties.As part of tho…

11 Sep 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to invest in supporting youth culture in the Cunninghame South constituency.

26 Aug 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the contribution that housebuilding makes to the Scottish economy.

8 Jul 2024 · Inspired Question

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.

Answer · Angela Constance: I committed to publishing a public consultation on this issue during the passage of the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill and following engagement with bereaved families and hosting a roundtable involving victims organisations, media representatives…

21 May 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

15 May 2024 · Portfolio Question

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.

1 May 2024 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how a public health approach to justice can reduce crime and make communities safer.

19 Mar 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many citizens, including residents of the Cunninghame South constituency, have accessed free public transport through the national concessionary scheme in the last year.

12 Mar 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to challenge and deter men's demand for prostitution. 

26 Feb 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking, including through discussion with the UK Government, to ensure that rail services are safe and accessible for all.

9 Jan 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what measures in its proposed Budget will support economic growth in North Ayrshire.

12 Dec 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will report on its consultation on proposals to close fishing for sandeel in all Scottish waters.

11 Dec 2023 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what review it has undertaken of the escalation status of NHS boards under the NHS Scotland Support and Intervention Framework.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The Health and Social Care system continues to face a number of pressures across finance, performance and workforce coming out of the pandemic and meeting high levels of demand across all parts of the system. The NHS Scotland Support and Intervention Framewo…

5 Dec 2023 · General Question

Withdrawn.