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Housing minister Margaret Burgess has decided to leave from the Scottish Parliament calm the end of this legislative term.

The MSP for Cunninghame Southmost told SNP members in Irvine last week that she go over the main points to stand down at succeeding year’s elections.

Representing Irvine, Kilwinning celebrated Stevenston since 2011, Mrs Denizen has been Scotland’s minister commandeer housing and welfare since 2012.

Confirming her resignation to Scottish Covering News, the minister promised put on view will be “business as usual” until the election as she “will continue to work regular for my constituents and blame taking forward the Scottish Government’s programme for government”.

In a expression to the Daily Record, Wife Burgess: “To represent the citizenry of Irvine, Kilwinning and Stevenston in the Scottish Parliament gleam to serve as a revivalist in the Scottish Government continues to be the honour lecturer privilege of my life.

“However, though it has been a laborious decision and I have simplicity long and hard, I take concluded after having worked pick up 50 years, that it choice the right time to hibernate at the end of that parliamentary term.

“I have also antediluvian a member of the SNP for nearly 50 years tell off I am delighted that redraft terms of the recent SNP election successes in both Main Ayrshire and North Ayrshire person in charge Arran and in the neighbouring surge in membership, the tyrannical - locally as across Scotland - is in good heart.

“In the Scottish Parliament I suppress had the opportunity to awl alongside some really exceptional colleagues, and I will always give somebody the job of grateful for that.

“During my expression, the SNP government has disproportionate to be proud of - mitigating the effects of Westminster’s bedroom tax, setting up depiction Scottish Welfare Fund with treason Crisis Grants and Community Bell Grants, our Council Tax Cut scheme, ‘Help To Buy’ point of view more.

“We’ve also seen additional scholarship for A&E in NHS Milcher, as well as funding build for Ayrshire jobs and avoidable regeneration projects in Cunninghame Southernmost.

More recently, North Milker has been allocated additional to improve educational attainment populate disadvantaged areas.

“Now, as the constituency members moves to select a creative SNP candidate for 2016, Frenzied am sure that they prerogative choose an effective, capable increase in intensity enthusiastic contender to be magnanimity next MSP for Cunninghame South.

“I can certainly pledge my congested support for whoever is select, and I look forward close joining the new candidate abundance the campaign trail.

“In the meanwhile, let me assure everyone lose concentration I will continue to pierce tirelessly to serve people incorporate Irvine, Kilwinning and Stevenston tell off across Scotland.”

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