18 Aug, 2021 Ian Paisley reminds Prime Minister of plight facing religious minorities During the Prime Minister’s speech North Antrim MP Ian Paisley raises the plight of 228 missionaries who are in Afghanistan facing a death sentence.@BorisJohnson @HouseofCommons @OpenDoorsUK @ReleaseInt pic.twitter.com/nqqiLVxeWx— DUP (@duponline) August 18, 2021
17 Aug, 2021 Diane Dodds urges people to respond to childcare survey Childcare is one of the most important issues facing working parents and those who want to access the labour market. This is an important part of forming future policy. Please respond. https://t.co/2LikybkrCm— Diane Dodds MLA (@DianeDoddsMLA) August 16, 2021
17 Aug, 2021 Buckley calls for decisive action to address recruitment crisis in NI taxi sector DUP Upper Bann MLA Jonathan Buckley has challenged the Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon to identify and implement measures to remove ‘prohibitive’ barriers facing those drivers who wish to forge a career in the taxi industry in Northern Ireland.
17 Aug, 2021 Jim Shannon - we have a moral duty to stand by those who stood by us Strangford MP Jim Shannon has urged the Government to put in place a proper process to ensure those who helped our troops in Afghanistan can have sanctuary in the UK.
17 Aug, 2021 Ian Paisley ecstatic at job announcement DUP North Antrim MP Ian Paisley has welcomed the news that Wrightbus will be increasing its employment by another 300 workers bringing the new total employees on the site to approximately 1000.
17 Aug, 2021 Cameron backs ‘Big Jab Weekend’ campaign DUP South Antrim MLA and Vice-Chair of the Assembly’s Health Committee Pam Cameron has urged anyone aged 18 and over not to miss the last opportunity to get their first Covid-19 jab at one of Northern Ireland’s mass vaccination centres.
17 Aug, 2021 NEWTON – SUPPORT FOR GURKHA VETERANS East Belfast DUP MLA Robin Newton has offered his support to the Gurkha veterans who are staging a hunger strike regarding equal pensions.
17 Aug, 2021 Uplift in Universal Credit should be retained – Lockhart DUP MP Carla Lockhart has called for the Government to keep the £20 per week uplift in Universal Credit, citing the ongoing financial pressures facing many constituents because of the pandemic. The Upper Bann representative has written to the Chancellor expressing her support for the uplift, but the response received indicated the Government would be removing the additional payment.
16 Aug, 2021 Newton welcomes public consultation on Comber Greenway lighting The DUP’s East Belfast MLA Robin Newton MBE has welcomed the launch of a public consultation process by the Department for Infrastructure on the proposed Comber Greenway lighting project.
16 Aug, 2021 Pro-IRA singing at West Belfast Festival should stop funding The DUP Leader on Belfast City Council Ald Brian Kingston has asked if a concert at the West Belfast Festival received any public funding. Ald Kingston was raising the issue after one of the sets at the concert involved the crowd chanting “Ooh ah up the Ra”.