Roy Beggs MLA, who has lobbied on behalf of constituents isolated by huge snow drifts, without electricity and without water, has praised the efforts of NI Water, NIE and the Roads Service staff but indicated...
Following the most recent example of severe weather and with regular contact about the condition of local roads, senior Ulster Unionist Councillor Mark Cosgrove has called for a full review of the decision not to...
Robin Swann MLA, the Ulster Unionist Party Assembly member for North Antrim and Chairman of the Stormont Employment and Learning Committee, has called on the Farming Minister to ask for the PSNI helicopter to assist...
The Department of Agriculture have revealed that less than 100 Countryside Management schemes will be signed this year, following questioning from Ulster Unionist MLA Jo-Anne Dobson. Commenting Mrs Dobson said: “Last October farmers were angered by...
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has participated in a cross-party panel at Virginia College in Cavan to discuss Politics and Society in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Mr Elliott said: “I was very pleased to be able...
Ulster Unionist Culture Spokesperson, Michael McGimpsey, has criticised the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) following an Audit Office Report which reveals a significant overspend on key projects in Belfast. The South Belfast MLA said; ‘Whilst...
Ulster Unionist Culture Spokesperson Michael McGimpsey has expressed his concerns over the budget for the North/South Language Body as well as his disappointment at the lack of detail in a statement delivered to the Assembly...
Ulster Unionist Party Leader, Mike Nesbitt MLA has expressed his sadness at the passing of Pamela Brankin, the mother of Sapper Mark Quinsey who was one of two soldiers murdered by terrorists outside Massereene Barracks...
Ulster Unionist Peer Lord Empey has expressed his disappointment at the Government’s confirmation that the National Crime Agency will not be fully operational in Northern Ireland due to opposition from Sinn Fein and the SDLP. Lord...
The Chairman of the Foyle Association of the Ulster Unionist Party has hailed the news that the Londonderry to Belfast railway line is to re-open ahead of schedule. Ronnie McKeegan said: “The news that the Londonderry...