Alliance Leader Naomi Long has announced the party’s spokespersons for the new Assembly mandate, saying the party’s representatives will continue working to deliver for the people of Northern Ireland. Chris Lyttle will continue as Alliance Education spokesperson, chairing the Assembly’s Education Committee, while Paula Bradshaw will remain as Health spokesperson and also take up […]
Alliance spokesperson on Welfare, Trevor Lunn MLA, has called for Sinn Féin and the DUP to give a commitment to people on welfare benefits that they will restore the Assembly before 31 March 2020. Trevor Lunn said: “I was one of five political representatives who wrote to the Secretary of State urging him to extend […]
Alliance Communities spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has called on Parliament to extend mitigations offsetting the impact of welfare reform in Northern Ireland. Mr Lunn said a recent joint report from the House of Commons Work and Pensions and Northern Ireland Affairs Committees, which recommended continuing mitigations for a further four years from 2020, showed the […]
Alliance Communities spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has said the operation of the law around houses of multiple occupation (HMO) is just the latest issue which requires scrutiny of a functioning Assembly. The Lagan Valley MLA stated: “The HMO Act was one of the last pieces of legislation passed in the Assembly, but it would now […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has paid tribute to Seamus Close, who has passed away. Mr Close (71), a former Deputy Leader of the party, died after a short battle with liver cancer. He was Lagan Valley MLA until 2007 and the first non-unionist Mayor of Lisburn. A recipient of the OBE for his services […]
Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has called for those behind a banner supporting ‘Soldier F’ which has appeared in Lisburn to remove it. The Lagan Valley MLA said the banner, which appeared in Ballymacash, was designed to increase community tensions in the area. “This banner is hurtful to the Bloody Sunday families and is purely designed […]
Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has welcomed news thousands of pensioners in receipt of Personal Independence Payments (PIP) will no longer have to undergo repeat assessments for the benefit. The Department for Communities said it would make the change this spring, to mirror existing legislation in the rest of the UK. It means up to 7,500 […]
Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has welcomed legislation by the UK Government to prevent housing associations here moving to the public sector. The Government has confirmed it is looking for an opportunity to introduce the legislation, which is required due to a 2016 decision by the Office for National Statistics to classify housing associations as public […]
Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has said the lessons taught by Holocaust Memorial Day are more relevant than ever, ahead of the annual commemoration. Mr Lunn was speaking ahead of attending this year’s memorial event at City Hall. The 2019 theme is ‘Torn from Home,’ which encourages people to reflect on how the loss of safe […]
Alliance Lisburn representatives have expressed disappointment after it was confirmed Drumbo Park Greyhound Stadium is to close with immediate effect. Directors of the Lambeg venue said several factors were behind the decision, including local licensing laws, the impact of online gambling and a shortage of greyhounds. “There is no doubt this will have an impact […]