24 Mar, 2022 Weir - “SF divisive border poll is not where people are focused” On the final sitting day of the Northern Ireland Assembly in this mandate, the DUP’s Strangford MLA Peter Weir said the election campaign should focus on what matters to people rather than Sinn Fein’s divisive plans for a border poll.
24 Mar, 2022 Audit Office confirms no evidence Randox contracts awarded improperly DUP North Antrim MP Ian Paisley has reacted to the findings of an independent investigation into the Government’s contracts with Randox Laboratories. On Thursday, the National Audit Office confirmed that it had ‘‘not seen any evidence that the government’s contracts with Randox were awarded improperly.’
23 Mar, 2022 Protocol is standing in the way of helping the environment and boosting family budgets: Paisley DUP North Antrim MP Ian Paisley has commended the Chancellor for his honest assessment of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
23 Mar, 2022 Help for families welcome but Chancellor could have done more: Wilson East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson has said the measures taken by the Chancellor to assist with the cost of living crisis are welcome but more could have been done to help.
23 Mar, 2022 Justice Minister Needs to Give Answers DUP North Antrim MLA and Chair of the Assembly’s Justice Committee Mervyn Storey has accused the Department of Justice of setting aside previous agreements by imposing the 2021 pay award on prison staff in Northern Ireland.
23 Mar, 2022 Dodds slams unconscionable denial of democracy Comments by Lord Dodds Reacting to Lords Select Committee Report on EU Legislation under the Northern Ireland Protocol.
23 Mar, 2022 Call for action on cost of living crisis ahead of Spring Statement Sir Jeffrey Donaldson handed in a letter signed by all DUP MPs to the Chancellor ahead of his Spring Statement calling for action on the cost of living crisis
22 Mar, 2022 Poots raises Ukraine and P&O with UK Ministerial counterparts DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has raised the challenges facing the agri-food sector with his counterparts in England, Scotland and Wales during a meeting of the Inter-MinisterialGroup for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (IMG EFRA).
22 Mar, 2022 Clarke commends police as terror threat is lowered DUP South Antrim MLA and Policing Board representative Trevor Clarke has welcomed the announcement that the terrorist threat in Northern Ireland has been lowered for the first time in 12 years.
22 Mar, 2022 Mounting pressure on HMT to postpone Red Diesel tax change - Lockhart The DUP’s Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has been leading the charge in Westminster with regards to the proposed change in red diesel rebate for industries such as construction, haulage, waste and generator powered businesses. She had engaged cross party support for her campaign and has been supported by many of the leading industry federations.