Ulster Unionist MP Tom Elliott has repeated his call for the Government to introduce fair transitional arrangements for women affected by changes to the state pension age, known as the WASPI women. Mr Elliott raised the...
Ulster Unionist MP, Tom Elliott has called on the Government to think again on its proposals to close local tax offices. Mr Elliott was speaking in the House of Commons on Tuesday, after it was revealed...
Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson has said that the Executive needs to learn from its mistakes in the United Airlines fiasco to avoid the same fate in the future. Economy Minister Simon Hamilton had blamed...
Ulster Unionist Education Spokesperson, Sandra Overend MLA, has expressed her deep concern that schools could be plunged into a further state of disarray under the weight of the fallout from the RHI debacle. Mrs Overend said, “A...
Ulster Unionist Finance Spokesperson, Philip Smith MLA, has warned that the Executive failing to agree a Budget for 2017/18 will exacerbate economic instability and would likely engender significant cuts across public services. Philip Smith said: “The DUP...
Not the way to resolve RHI scandal Sugden must trigger inquiry before 5pm Sinn Fein prioritise self-interest Ulster Unionist Party Leader, Mike Nesbitt MLA said: “This is not the way to resolve the RHI scandal. Sinn Féin...
Steve Aiken OBE MLA, the Ulster Unionist Party`s Economy spokesperson, has said that the First Minister’s claim that a RHI cost reduction plan will be shared with the Economy committee this week has already proved...
The Ulster Unionist Party’s Justice Spokesperson, Doug Beattie MC MLA, has called for punishments to fit the crime. Speaking after the Court of Appeal chose to increase the sentence of a drunk driver who knocked...
Ulster Unionist Leader, Mike Nesbitt MLA, has welcomed the commitment from Prime Minister Theresa May MP to bring a new focus to mental health issues. The PM described mental illness as a “hidden injustice … shrouded...
Ulster Unionist Agriculture Spokesperson, Harold McKee, has called on the Executive to clarify whether it is still committed to the Going for Growth pledge to deliver £250m through the Farm Business Improvement Scheme. The South...