Paula Bradshaw MLA, Alliance Party Health Spokesperson, has warmly welcomed two announcements from the Department of Health today regarding prevention (HPV) and screening (bowel). Despite a Minister still not being in place, Paula – the Chair of the All Party Group on Cancer – said this breakthrough today comes from the hard work all those […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has said threats made by dissident republicans against vehicle recovery firms working with police need removed immediately. Two companies have been targeted by arsonists recently, damaging several vehicles. It is believed threats have also been issued by dissidents towards firms. “This is a delinquent and vicious activity against people […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the announcement of an urgent and emergency care summit scheduled for June. The South Belfast MLA stated: “The review of A&E, out-of-hours services and minor injuries units is central to the overall transformation agenda and will impact in one way or another on almost everyone in Northern […]
Alliance Policing Board member John Blair MLA has said there remains an onus on all of us to help tackle intolerance, after questioning the PSNI on hate crimes against Muslims. Mr Blair’s question at today’s meeting of the Policing Board comes after recent figures showed there have been at least 320 hate crimes against people […]
Alliance representatives have criticised media reports of ‘nationalist’ homes being built on a site in North Belfast. The story about planning approval being granted to build houses in a flashpoint area was accompanied by the headline ‘Nationalist homes to be built along Orange Order parade route’ after Belfast City Council backed the plans. The four […]
Alliance has called for a public consultation into a controversial plan for underground gas storage caverns in East Antrim. The letter to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, from Alliance MLAs John Blair and Stewart Dickson, outlines the party’s concerns about the proposals for Islandmagee, saying they could have ‘a disastrous effect’ on […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has expressed concern at the decision to allow the resumption of vaginal mesh surgery in England and emphasised the decision cannot be replicated in Northern Ireland. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) said the controversial implants could be offered again on […]
Alliance Brexit spokesperson Stephen Farry MLA has said if the Brexit process has not reached a “positive and constructive conclusion” by April 12, the UK Government has no other option but to revoke Article 50. Dr Farry was speaking after MPs voted to reject Theresa May’s proposed Withdrawal Agreement by 344 votes to 286. It […]
Alliance Sperrin candidate Scott Moore has called for extra Council funding for festivals in Strabane. Scott made the call after his Freedom of Information request to Derry City and Strabane District Council revealed Strabane received roughly £9 per head of the Council’s festivals and arts budget, compared to £14 per head in Derry-Londonderry. He said […]
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has called on the Department for Communities Permanent Secretary to meet MLAs immediately over welfare reform mitigation measures, after she said she wouldn’t until after May’s Council election. Ms Armstrong was speaking after receiving a letter from Tracy Meharg, following her Department’s review of welfare mitigation funding. Mitigation measures are currently […]