Alliance will submit amendments to an anti-bullying bill currently going through the Assembly to help ensure homophobic and racist harassment is included. Party Education spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA will move the amendments to the Addressing Bullying in Schools Bill, which received its first stage reading in the chamber today (Monday). However, there is no specific […]
Alliance Environment spokesperson Anna Lo has called for a Climate Change Act to be introduced in order to combat the effects of altering global temperatures. Ms Lo was speaking prior to an Assembly motion on the COP21 climate change conference, which began today in Paris. She said while it was a chance for a global […]
Alliance Councillor Neil Kelly has condemned an attack on a local family in Antrim, which Police are treating as a hate crime. He said: “This kind of behaviour cannot be tolerated and I’m really disappointed to hear this has happened in Antrim. “Everyone has the right to feel safe in their own home and my […]
Alliance MLA Kieran McCarthy has secured an extension into the consultation on the future of a local ferry. The Strangford Lough Ferry service is currently taking place around proposals to make a recently introduced early morning sailing permanent. However, it would also see the final sailing of the day dropped. Strangford MLA Mr McCarthy asked […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has condemned an attack on police officers in West Belfast. Mr Dickson was speaking after eight shots were fired at a police car in Rossnareen Avenue around 6.50pm today (Thursday). Two officers who were in the car were not injured but were said to have been badly shaken. “I […]
Alliance Councillor Scott Wilson has condemned those behind an attack on a Clandeboye man who has consistently criticised paramilitary activity in the area. The local Councillor – who has been working with statutory agencies and the PSNI in recent months to address the growing problem – said local people were fed up being frightened, fearful, […]
Stewart Dickson MLA has hit out at the Social Development Minister, after he announced he would be dropping a Bill designed to transfer a series of powers from the Executive to local Councils. The Regeneration Bill will now not proceed as planned, with Mervyn Storey stating he now wishes to wait for the restructuring of […]
Alliance Regional Development spokesperson Chris Lyttle has said while an extra £1 million to repair broken street lights is welcome, the DUP’s ‘in-out’ Ministerial policy helped exacerbate the situation in the first place. East Belfast MLA Mr Lyttle was speaking in the wake of Regional Development Minister Michelle McIlveen announcing the money to help clear […]
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has said today’s Comprehensive Spending Review by the Chancellor increases the need for more strategic thinking by the Executive. Speaking after George Osborne’s announcement in the House of Commons today (Wednesday), the East Antrim MLA said it was a “softer blow than expected” for Northern Ireland. “It is certainly welcome the […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long has condemned death threats made against Sinn Fein Councillor Stephen Magennis. He said: “Any attack on an elected representative is an attack on democracy and I must condemn those behind these threats. “In Northern Ireland we are trying to build a society where no individual falls victim to this type of […]