Health Minister Robin Swann has today launched a consultation into legislative options to bring forward a new Adult Protection Bill. This follows the announcement by the Minister on 10 September 2020 that he would consult on...
Health Minister Robin Swann today underlined his determination to see visits for care home residents facilitated across Northern Ireland over Christmas and into the New Year. Under Department of Health visiting guidance issued in September, all...
Health Minister Robin Swann today visited the Northern Ireland Specialist Transport & Retrieval (NISTAR) service to see first-hand the vital work the team carry out. NISTAR is a small and highly specialised team of doctors, nurses...
The Ulster Unionist Party’s Justice Spokesperson, Doug Beattie MC MLA, has welcomed today’s High Court ruling that John Downey should pay £715,000 for his role in the IRA’s 1982 Hyde Park bombing. Doug Beattie MC...
The Ulster Unionist Party’s Justice Spokesperson, Doug Beattie MC MLA, has expressed his disappointment at the DPP’s decision not to appeal sentences handed to a group of republicans convicted of serious terrorist offences last month,...
Responding to Education Minister, Peter Weir`s announcement that A-level students in Northern Ireland will sit less exams next year, Ulster Unionist Education spokesperson, Robbie Butler MLA, said: “Today’s announcement by the Minister for Education can be...
The Ulster Unionist Party’s Upper Bann MLA, Doug Beattie MC, has welcomed the UK Government’s announcement of £3m to be spent on events to mark the Centenary of Northern Ireland. Doug Beattie MC MLA said: “Those of...
The Ulster Unionist Party’s Justice Spokesperson, Doug Beattie MC MLA, has welcomed an assurance by the Secretary of State that before the NIO attends any future legacy events, it will ensure victims are represented. Doug Beattie...
Health Minister Robin Swann has visited Holywell hospital to meet staff and show his appreciation to all Mental Health workforce in Northern Ireland. Minister Swann said: “This pandemic has taken a massive physical toll on us...
In advance of this week`s meeting of the Joint Committee established to implement the Protocol imposed on Northern Ireland, Ulster Unionist Leader, Steve Aiken OBE MLA, said: “The next meeting of the Joint Committee is an...