Ulster Unionist Party Assembly Member for Mid-Ulster, Sandra Overend, has made clear her disappointment with energy firm, firmus, over their increase in gas prices by nearly 15% outside the Greater Belfast area, which will affect...
As a first step, a dedicated cycle unit will be established in the Department for Regional Development to develop infrastructure plans. The new unit will work closely with organisations such as Sustrans, who have been...
East Belfast MLA Michael Copeland has given his backing to World Suicide Prevention Day which will be marked across the city throughout today. Mr Copeland said: “Around this time last year there was a spate of suicides...
Ulster Unionist Environment spokesperson, Tom Elliott, has welcomed the news that the carrier bag levy will not increase from five pence to ten pence next year, describing it as a ‘relief for consumers and businesses.’ The...
Published 10th September 2013 The recent furore over the proposed shrine to terror at the Maze and the IRA’s shameful commemoration at Castlederg has refocused attention on the definition of victims. In recent weeks we heard Gerry...
Ulster Unionist Leader Mike Nesbitt MLA, has expressed his frustration at the cavalier manner in which the Social Development Minister treated today’s opening session of Topical Questions in the Assembly. Asked specific questions regarding the role...
Ross Hussey, Ulster Unionist MLA for West Tyrone and member of the Policing Board, has congratulated the Police and security forces on their recovery of explosives and other terrorist paraphernalia in Strabane on Sunday. Mr Hussey...
Ulster Unionist Education spokesperson and Vice Chair of the Education Committee, Danny Kinahan MLA, has urged the Department of Education and Belfast Education and Library Board (BELB) to put pupils before process and let the...
Tom Elliott MLA, Ulster Unionist Justice spokesperson, has called for an end to the piecemeal approach for dealing with the past and instead, serious consideration given to bringing in processes to take account of the...
Robin Swann, the North Antrim Ulster Unionist MLA and Chair of the Department of Employment and Learning Committee, was delighted to address an event held in Stormont on Friday to recognise the work of Southern...