14 Sep, 2021 Lyons announces applications for Spend Local pre-paid card will open from 27th September to 25th October Economy Minister Gordon Lyons today announced a number of important dates in the rollout of the High Street Scheme (HSS).
14 Sep, 2021 DUP Peers speak during Armed Forces Debate DUP Peers Lord Browne and Lord Hay spoke during last week's debate on the Armed Forces Bill in the House of Lords.
13 Sep, 2021 Hilditch welcomes support for taxi industry East Antrim MLA and Vice Chair of the NI Assembly Infrastructure Committee David Hilditch has welcomed commitments from the Infrastructure Minister to assist the taxi industry rebuild post-pandemic.
13 Sep, 2021 Minister Lyons announces New York company Agio to create 100 jobs Economy Minister Gordon Lyons announced today that leading US IT and Cybersecurity services provider Agio is to create 100 jobs and a new technology centre in Belfast.
13 Sep, 2021 Gordon Lyons: Protocol affecting lives and livelihoods of everyone in Northern Ireland East Antrim MLA Gordon Lyons said, "It is time for the Government to act. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has rightly set a timeline for the Government and Brussels.
10 Sep, 2021 Storey pays tribute to first responders on Emergency Services Day North Antrim MLA and Chair of the Justice Committee Mervyn Storey has paid tribute to NHS workers and first responders in Northern Ireland as the UK marks Emergency Services Day (9 September 2021).
10 Sep, 2021 Root cause of Protocol problems must be resolved rather than repeated promises to fix the symptoms DUP Health Spokesperson Pam Cameron has said the promise from Maros Sefcovic that a resolution to the medicine blockade imposed by the Northern Ireland Protocol is a repetition of an earlier pledge that was not backed up with any action. She said that rather than seeking praise for promising to end problems caused by the Protocol the EU should seriously engage to remove their root cause.
10 Sep, 2021 Newton welcomes progress on Gurkha pension rights EAST Belfast MLA Robin Newton has welcomed a response from the Government in support of Gurkha veterans and their pension rights.
10 Sep, 2021 Gavin Robinson: Protocol is suffocating delicate balance struck in agreements DUP East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson has urged EU Vice President Maros Sefcovic to accept that rather than protect the Belfast Agreement, the Northern Ireland Protocol is suffocating the delicate Strand Two and Three balance secured in 1998 and successor agreements.
09 Sep, 2021 Schools no longer required to undertake contact tracing Education settings will no longer be asked to carry out contact tracing of pupils following an agreement between the departments of Education and Health.