19 Dec, 2024 Education Minister announces additional 2,500 children to receive full-time pre-school education Education Minister Paul Givan has announced that an additional 2.500 children in 105 pre-school settings from throughout Northern Ireland will be offered full-time pre-school education from September 2025.
19 Dec, 2024 Urgent action needed to tackle violence against women and girls - Lockhart DUP MP Carla Lockhart has met with Home Office Minister, Jess Phillips, to stress the urgent need for Government to adopt a U.K. wide approach to combatting violence against women and girls.
19 Dec, 2024 Robinson welcomes Harland & Wolff sale DUP Leader Gavin Robinson has welcomed the announcement of the deal that will see Navantia UK purchase Harland & Wolff’s shipyards in Belfast, Scotland and Devon.
18 Dec, 2024 Hypocrisy and double standards of EU exposed - Buckley DUP Upper Bann MLA Jonathan Buckley has said the decision to temporarily stand down some checks on lorries moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland exposes hollow claims that a border in the Irish Sea is essential to protect the EU Single Market.
18 Dec, 2024 Robinson welcomes appointment of new Veterans Commissioner DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP has welcomed the appointment of a Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner.
18 Dec, 2024 Labour should deliver justice for WASPI women – DUP DUP MPs Sammy Wilson and Jim Shannon have challenged the Labour Government to act upon their claims to support WASPI women whilst in opposition, now that they are in power. The two MPs made the call in the House of Commons today, after the Government announced that they would not pay compensation to those impacted.
17 Dec, 2024 Bus lane announcement better late than never: Erskine DUP Infrastructure spokesperson Deborah Erskine has welcomed the announcement by John O’Dowd that taxis will be permitted to use a number of bus lanes in Belfast city centre.
16 Dec, 2024 Latest murder highlights need for co-ordinated strategy DUP representatives Carla Lockhart and Diane Dodds have said the murder of Karen Cummings in Banbridge highlights again the need for a co-ordinated strategy to tackle violence against women and girls.
16 Dec, 2024 Minister praises work of Halifax Foundation NI at celebratory event Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has delivered an address at a Reception Event to celebrate the ongoing work of the Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland.
15 Dec, 2024 Latest incident in ‘epidemic’ of police vehicle rammings condemned Newry & Armagh MLA William Irwin has said the latest incident of a police vehicle being rammed in south Armagh is part of an ‘epidemic’ of such attacks on PSNI vehicles.