Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has said if the Secretary of State re-establishes the Policing Board, she should take other decisions to help end the political impasse here. Mr Lyttle was speaking after media reports suggested Karen Bradley would bring forward legislation to the House of Commons to re-establish the Board, which currently doesn’t have any […]
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has said there must be a united and unequivocal rejection of the violence which unfolded over the past 24 hours across Northern Ireland. Speaking after disturbances across Ards and North Down, Derry-Londonderry and East Belfast – which included a UVF threat – Mr Lyttle said the rule of law must always […]
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has urged those flying racist, white supremacist symbols in East Belfast to remove them immediately. On the appearance of the Confederate Flags in the Island Street area, Alliance representatives wrote to the PSNI urging them to consider if the erection of the symbols could be viewed as a racist hate crime, […]
Alliance Education spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has said educational progression should not be based on a one-off test at ages 10 and 11, after proposals for a common transfer test were agreed. The Post-Primary Transfer Consortium (PPTC) and Association of Quality Education (AQE) have agreed the proposals, which will now be subject to a consultation. […]
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has hit out at the former Executive parties after it was confirmed Northern Ireland would not host the 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games after funding was unable to be guaranteed due to the political impasse. Funding was never signed off after the collapse of Stormont, with a ceremony to hand over the […]
Alliance Strangford MLA Kellie Armstrong has said it is vital the voices of families and experts are heard on the future of special educational needs provision. Ms Armstrong was speaking after hosting a joint meeting of the All-Party Groups on Learning Disability and Disability, and Children and Young People in the Long Gallery at Stormont […]
Alliance elected representatives have welcomed the latest improvements to the Comber Greenway, which has been widened along part of its route. The path was extended between the Beersbridge Road and the Millmount Road, as well as a consultation pledged on enhanced lighting. It is part of the ‘One Path’ initiative by the Sustrans group, supported […]
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has hosted a celebration event for a charity supporting parental participation in education. Parentkind, the new name for PTA UK, looks to champion the role of parents in education and school life to education interest groups and policy makers. The Alliance Education spokesperson said it played an important part in putting […]
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has said his party will continue to pursue options for Northern Ireland hosting the Commonwealth Youth Games after officials said uncertainty surrounding it was “devastating”. Mr Lyttle was speaking after Robert McVeigh, chair of the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council, said the decision was now due to happen this summer. A […]
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has said a childcare act would help bring childcare provision here in line with the rest of the UK. Mr Lyttle was speaking during an event launching the Childcare for All Campaign and Charter at Stormont today. Currently, families in Northern Ireland can only access around half the paid early education […]