13 Jan, 2022 Protocol medicine blockage must still be fully resolved Vice Chair of the Assembly's Health Committee Pam Cameron has said that as negotiations between the UK and EU continue, there is still a need to fully resolve the blockage of medicine supply to Northern Ireland caused by the Protocol
13 Jan, 2022 New fuel scheme leaves working families in the cold DUP MLA Stephen Dunne has said the new Energy Payment Support Scheme announced by Finance Minister Conor Murphy doesn't meet the needs of many people suffering from fuel poverty.
12 Jan, 2022 No Conservative and Unionist Government should ever accept Irish Sea Border DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP has this evening addressed the 1922 Committee of the Conservative and Unionist Party, in advance of the Foreign Secretary’s meeting with European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic.
12 Jan, 2022 Paisley welcomes NW200 and UGP announcements North Antrim MP and Independent Chair of the Motorsport Taskforce, Ian Paisley has welcomed announcements by the Coleraine and district motorcycle club and the Revival Racing Club that the North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix will take place this year.
12 Jan, 2022 Hargey must end silence and announce plan to end fuel scheme shambles The DUP’s North Down MLA Stephen Dunne has said the ongoing silence from Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey on the Emergency Fuel Payment Scheme is unacceptable and she must bring forward a plan immediately to help households.
11 Jan, 2022 Protocol may prevent NI benefiting from energy price assistance DUP East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson has said speculation that the Government will scrap VAT on domestic energy costs is a stark reminder of the uncertainty facing households in Northern Ireland because of the border in the Irish Sea.
11 Jan, 2022 There must be complete disclosure to Covid investigations - No-one can be above the rules Strangford MP Jim Shannon said,
11 Jan, 2022 Finance Minister ignores Department's policy to reject Jubilee tree East Belfast MLA Joanne Bunting has said Conor Murphy's refusal to mark Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee is not justified by the Department of Finance policy cited by the Minister, but instead is only motivated by a refusal to recognise British identity within Northern Ireland.
11 Jan, 2022 SDLP criticise others from a position of sheer hypocrisy Humphrey North Belfast DUP MLA William Humphrey MBE has described SDLP criticism of the progress of the report on educational underachievement as the latest example of their political point scoring.
11 Jan, 2022 Lyons welcomes appointment of contractor for new £45m Northern Regional College campus Economy Minister Gordon Lyons today welcomed confirmation that Heron Bros Ltd has been appointed as lead contractor to develop a new £45million campus for Northern Regional College in Ballymena.