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SFP backlog must be a “thing of the past”- Nicholson

29/05/2012 Ulster Unionist MEP, Jim Nicholson, has urged DARD to process the remaining Single Farm Payment applications as a matter of urgency to help relieve “intense financial pressure” on the farms concerned and called for improvements...

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Nicholson welcomes caravan VAT rethink

  Ulster Unionist MEP, Jim Nicholson has welcomed the news that the Treasury has revised its plans to impose 20% VAT on static caravans following opposition from businesses and politicians from across the UK.   In a statement...

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Ford’s 'Hissy fit' symptom of Alliance unease – Empey

Ulster Unionist peer, Lord Empey has slammed the Alliance Party’s decision to withdraw from the CSI working group. Lord Empey said:  'Like their Lib Dem counterparts in London, Alliance is not a natural party of government'. 'David...

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