21 Sep, 2021 Sir Jeffrey Donaldson writes to Speaker Pelosi DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP has written to US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and enclosed a copy of the Belfast Agreement. Mr Donaldson drafted the letter after Speaker Pelosi told journalists “If there is destruction of the Good Friday accords, they [are] very unlikely to have a UK-U.S. bilateral”.Below is the text of Sir Jeffrey's letter:
21 Sep, 2021 Cameron welcomes Autism Bill progress South Antrim DUP representative and Chair of the all-party group on Autism, Pam Cameron MLA, has thanked MLAs for their support as her Autism Private Members' Bill passed it's 2nd reading stage in the Assembly this afternoon.
21 Sep, 2021 McIlveen launches scheme to promote period dignity in schools A scheme to make period products freely available to pupils in primary, secondary, special schools and EOTAS settings has been launched.
21 Sep, 2021 Further information needed on scale of NICS cyber-threats South Antrim MLA Pam Cameron has said further information is needed to determine the full scale of the threat posed by cyber-attacks against the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
20 Sep, 2021 Peter Weir: No-one will take lectures on responsible government from Sinn Fein DUP MLA Peter Weir has said the Northern Ireland Protocol has failed and if Sinn Fein want to play a constructive and responsible role they should encourage the EU and UK to engage constructively and seek solutions.
20 Sep, 2021 Donaldson – “Protocol Trashed the Belfast Agreement” DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP has urged the Prime Minister to use his visit to the United States to challenge the flawed narrative in Washington that the Protocol protects the Belfast Agreement.
20 Sep, 2021 CPR training for post-primary pupils Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has announced that post-primary pupils will have access to CPR training. The Department of Education has written to all post-primary school principals setting out its expectation that, from the 2022/23 academic year all pupils aged 11-14 should be provided with CPR training as part of the school curriculum.
20 Sep, 2021 Lyons praises Northern Ireland film industry on visit to ‘Dungeon and Dragons’ set Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has visited Titanic Studios in Belfast to view the set for the upcoming feature film, ‘Dungeons and Dragons’.
20 Sep, 2021 Economy Minister Gordon Lyons announces new Assured Skills Academy with PwC Economy Minister Gordon Lyons today announced a new Assured Skills Academy with PwC offering 20 high quality training places.
20 Sep, 2021 Dodds welcomes success in Folic Acid campaign DUP Peer Lord Dodds said, "The announcement that Folic Acid will be added to bread is very welcome and comes after years of campaigning to have this life saving measure introduced throughout the UK.