12 Jan 2021 Check where and when broadband improvement scheme will be rolled out Economy Minister Diane Dodds has encouraged people to check if their postcode can benefit from Project Stratum, the £165 million broadband improvement scheme. Read More
11 Jan 2021 Poots chairs first meeting of Green Growth Inter-Ministerial Group Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA today chaired the first meeting of the new Green Growth Inter-Ministerial Group. Read More
11 Jan 2021 The case for MoD support to battle Covid has never been stronger: Buckley DUP Upper Bann MLA Jonathan Buckley has urged the Health Minister Robin Swann to request military medical and logistic expertise from the Government as hospitals across Northern Ireland continue to wrestle with the expected peak of the third wave of Covid-19 cases. Read More
11 Jan 2021 Cameron welcomes vaccinations for domiciliary care staff Vice Chair of the Assembly's Health Committee Pam Cameron has welcomed confirmation that domicilary care workers and independent sector staff will receive the Covid-19 vaccine from today. Read More
11 Jan 2021 Government must publish Shawcross report: Paisley North Antrim MP Ian Paisley has welcomed the Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland's call for the Government to "urgently release" the Shawcross report on compensation for victims of Libyan sponsored IRA terrorism. The call by Louise Haigh follows a similar call by a cross-party group of MPs including Mr Paisley last week. Read More
10 Jan 2021 SF credibility in handling of pandemic is in tatters DUP East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell has said Sinn Fein's approach to Covid continues to be defined by cynical political manoeuvring. At the end of last year Mr Campbell highlighted Sinn Fein's record and said the list is now being extended in 2021. Read More
08 Jan 2021 Poots outlines his vision for agriculture in Northern Ireland at the Oxford Farming Conference Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA yesterday joined a webinar to celebrate 75 years of the Oxford Farming Conference. Read More
08 Jan 2021 Approval of Moderna vaccine will help chart course beyond the pandemic: Cameron Welcoming the news that a third Covid vaccine has been approved for use across the United Kingdom by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), DUP South Antrim MLA and Vice-Chair of the Health Committee Pam Cameron said: Read More