19 Jan, 2023 Resolve the Protocol or basis for restoration of devolution will not exist The DUP’s Lagan Valley MLA Emma Little Pengelly has said the key to unlocking progress and restoring devolution is to deal with the Northern Ireland Protocol. She was commenting as we marked the date contained within legislation passed in December to form and Executive.
19 Jan, 2023 Robinson wishes Happy Lunar New Year to Hong Kongers in NI East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson has said the Lunar New Year will be an important celebration for many people who have recently made Northern Ireland their home.
18 Jan, 2023 Committee hears benefits of Increasing tax-free childcare allowance Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has said that evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee highlights the need for the Government to increase the tax-free childcare allowance.
18 Jan, 2023 Robinson welcomes confirmation of Royal Navy contract for Harland & Wolff East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson has welcomed the visit of Defence Secretary Ben Wallace to Harland & Wolff shipyard today as the contract was signed for the construction of new support ships for the Royal Navy.
18 Jan, 2023 Police officers deserve protection: Clarke South Antrim MLA Trevor Clarke has said that police officers who protect the community deserve the highest levels of protection themselves. He was responding to a special report from the Policing Board on the use of force by the PSNI.
17 Jan, 2023 Campbell calls for small business rates assistance East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell has called for small businesses to be given greater assistance with business rates.
16 Jan, 2023 Sir Jeffrey – “this is not a time for sticking plasters” DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP has noted the Joint Statement from the European Union and the Government but reminded them that the Protocol must be replaced with arrangements that can command the support of unionists and which restore Northern Ireland’s economic and constitutional place within the United Kingdom.
13 Jan, 2023 50th anniversary reminds us there’s nothing to celebrate about the IRA DUP Foyle MLA Gary Middleton and Mid Ulster MLA Keith Buchanan will remember the murders of RUC Officers David Dorsett and Mervyn Wilson in Londonderry and Reserve Constable Henry Sandford in Pomeroy on 14 January 1973.
13 Jan, 2023 “Any old deal” will NOT do – Sir Jeffrey DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP has said the focus on Northern Ireland this week, while useful, will be a missed opportunity if the Northern Ireland Protocol is not replaced with arrangements that can command the support of unionists and which restore Northern Ireland’s economic and constitutional place within the United Kingdom.
13 Jan, 2023 Forsythe questions failure by Sinn Fein MPs to declare Party salary South Down MLA Diane Forsythe has questioned the failure by Sinn Fein MPs to declare in their Register of Financial Interests, the salary purportedly paid to them by the Party. Sinn Fein MPs fail to declare Party salary by DUP on Scribd