26 Jul, 2023 Heavy on infrastructure ideas but light on delivery DUP Infrastructure spokesman and North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett has said the All-Island Strategic Rail Review and the Union Connectivity Review are both heavy on ideas but light on real delivery.
26 Jul, 2023 No reason why folic acid legislation cannot include NI DUP Peer Lord Dodds has questioned why Northern Ireland will not move lockstep with the rest of the UK to ensure folic acid is added to non-wholemeal wheat flour. He has called on the Government to act to help reduce the number of babies born with neural tube defects.
25 Jul, 2023 Report proves problems have not been settled by Windsor Framework The DUP's Lord Dodds has issued a detailed comment on the 7th Report by the House of Lord's Sub-Committee on the NI Protocol.
25 Jul, 2023 Clarke - "integrity of the police must be safeguarded" DUP Policing Board member Trevor Clarke MLA has said if the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) is finding the PSNI broke the law, then this will have seriously damaging implications for the reputation of policing.
22 Jul, 2023 Actions not words are needed: Sir Jeffrey Responding to comments from the Secretary of State, DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said,
20 Jul, 2023 Secretary of State should spell out spending priorities DUP Communities Spokesperson Diane Forsythe has said the Secretary of State needs to spell out whether a potential £153million spend on Casement Park is a higher priority than schools and hospitals.
20 Jul, 2023 Paisley backs cross-party call on ‘tourist tax’ DUP MP Ian Paisley has joined over 40 parliamentarians to call on the Prime Minister to introduce a comprehensive recovery package for aviation, travel and tourism following the threats posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
19 Jul, 2023 Sir Jeffrey – Unionists want a fair deal DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP and Deputy Leader Gavin Robinson MP have urged the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to recognise that there is no solid basis for an Executive and Assembly until we have arrangements that safeguard in law NI’s place in the U.K. internal market and our constitutional arrangements are respected.
19 Jul, 2023 Lockhart welcomes PM support for childhood cancer campaign Upper Bann DUP MP Carla Lockhart has secured a commitment from the Prime Minister to work together on improving benefit support for children and families who face a childhood cancer diagnosis.
18 Jul, 2023 Call for change to Child Benefit thresholds Strangford DUP MP Jim Shannon today presented a 10 Minute Rule Bill to Parliament calling for Child Benefit thresholds to be reviewed and to be determined by household income instead of individual income.