The Ulster Unionist Party has conveyed its best wishes to DAERA Minister, Edwin Poots, who has been diagnosed with a cancerous growth on his kidney. Ulster Unionist Party leader, Steve Aiken OBE MLA, said: “I send our...
The Department of Health and Public Health Agency have published a new action plan to eliminate hepatitis C in Northern Ireland by 2025. Hepatitis C is a virus that can infect the liver and, if left...
Andy Allen MLA, Ulster Unionist Communities spokesperson, has welcomed the Minister for Communities’ commitment to include veterans in receipt of the war disablement pension mobility supplement in the Covid-19 Heating Payment Scheme. This is an...
UUP MLA Mike Nesbitt has said that the £150m provided for legacy bodies under the Stormont House Agreement could provide a short-term way forward on the Victims’ Payment Scheme. Mike Nesbitt MLA said: “It is a stain...
Health Minister Robin Swann has reiterated his appeal to anyone with symptoms or has been diagnosed with COVID-19 to self-isolate at home. If you have been confirmed as a close contact of someone with COVID-19 you...
The Ulster Unionist Party Leader Steve Aiken OBE MLA, has dismissed claims by Brandon Lewis that empty supermarket shelves are the result of COVID and not the Northern Ireland Protocol, and urged the Secretary of...
The Ulster Unionist Party’s Education Spokesperson, Robbie Butler MLA, has called on the Education Minister Peter Weir to intervene and ensure a fair resolution for the Primary 7 pupils affected by this year’s transfer test...
Responding to the Finance Minister`s statement about the draft budget for 2021/22, Ulster Unionist Party leader, Steve Aiken OBE MLA, said: “The budget should be giving a cast iron guarantee to support our Health Service. The...
The Ulster Unionist Party Leader Steve Aiken OBE MLA, has called on the Justice Minister to take urgent action to ensure that Hate crime legislation in Northern Ireland is brought into line with the rest...
Travellers who have arrived from or transited through these South American countries* in the last 14 days must self-isolate for 10 days when they arrive in Northern Ireland, their household must also isolate for 10...