Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has said there is a need for a different approach to restoring devolution, one year on from the Assembly election. On March 2, 2017, voters went to the polls, with Alliance increasing its vote by 50 per cent – the party’s highest number of votes since 1979. It ensured the party […]
Ards and North Down Council is to assess how it can effectively involve more women in politics, thanks to Alliance Councillor Karen Douglas. The Councillor for Bangor Central has successfully secured a cross-party panel debate aimed at securing better involvement of women in public life across the Borough. She said: “With International Women’s Day coming […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said political leaders should be shocked by a new report which shows none of the Department of Health targets for waiting times are currently being met. Ms Bradshaw said the report, by the Patient Client Council and entitled Our Lived Experience of Waiting for Healthcare, showed the need […]
Alliance MLA David Ford has called for the inquiry into undercover policing in England and Wales to also cover activities in Northern Ireland and Scotland. The inquiry is investigating the activity of undercover officers, their conduct and impact of their activities. The Scottish Government has now called for it to be extended there. “When I […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has called on the Public Health Agency to not waste any more time in bringing forward a new sexual health strategy for Northern Ireland. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after the Department of Health published the Health Inequalities Annual Report 2018, which presents an analysis of health inequality […]
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has launched a major joint report looking at neonatal services in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Baby Report 2018, by the Bliss and TinyLife organisations, was launched at a Stormont event today sponsored by Ms Armstrong. It came as Ms Armstrong submitted an Assembly motion calling for extended maternity and paternity […]
Alliance Brexit spokesperson Stephen Farry MLA has refreshed calls for the UK as a whole to remain with a Customs Union with the EU. It came in the aftermath of the publication of the draft EU Withdrawal Treaty with the UK, which essentially gives insurance guarantees around protecting the Good Friday Agreement and avoiding a […]
Alliance Councillor Emmet McDonough-Brown has welcomed the extension of the Belfast Bikes scheme, with extra locations announced in the Ormeau area. The Alliance team has consistently backed the scheme and last year refused to back plans to cut the scheme’s first free 30 minutes to 15. Councillor Emmet McDonough-Brown said: “The success of this scheme […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has endorsed a new District Nursing Framework which will see nursing care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The South Belfast MLA said she warmly welcomed the Northern Ireland launch of the Nursing Now campaign, which is designed to ensure everyone has access to nursing care […]
Alliance Councillor Stephen Martin has condemned those behind a pipe bomb attack that targeted the home of a single mother in the Lisburn area. Two pipe bombs exploded at Mill Street, Lambeg, at around 2.20am on Tuesday. Alderman Stephen Martin said: “It is devastating to hear of an attack on the home of a young […]