Alliance East Belfast MLA, Chris Lyttle, has shown his support for Foster Care Fortnight at a family fun day for Belfast Health Trust on Saturday. The Belfast Health Trust Fostering Service carried out research which found that one in four fostered teenagers are living with at least their fourth family in care and 29% of […]
Alliance Leader David Ford and Deputy Leader Naomi Long have paid tribute to the former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy who died at his home in Scotland. Naomi Long said: “Charles was a politician for whom I had great admiration, even before I had the privilege of knowing him personally. Having met him several times […]
Alliance North Down MLA, Stephen Farry, has welcomed the decision of the Assembly to pass an Alliance motion calling on the Government to abandon plans to replace the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights. Stephen Farry said: “This vote in the Assembly sends out a very powerful message about protecting the integrity […]
Belfast City Council has backed Equal Civil Marriage, after a majority supported an Alliance Party motion for civil marriage to be extended to same sex couples – with legal protection for faith groups – on Monday night. Led by Alliance, support for the motion signalled the first time Northern Ireland’s biggest Council voted in favour […]
The Alliance Party has opposed the demolition of the Robinson Centre during Monday night’s full Council meeting. With other parties opting to dispose of the valuable resource – a decision which is subjected to the outcome of an ongoing judicial review – Alliance called for accurate costings in line with renovating the centre to be […]
Alliance Justice Spokesperson, Stewart Dickson MLA, has said that the amendment that was originally tabled by Jim Wells to the Justice Bill would result in bad law, and is not about the wider abortion debate; it merely attempts to restrict the ability of a patient to elect where they can avail of health services. The […]
Alliance Chief Whip, Stewart Dickson MLA, will propose an Assembly motion on Monday calling on the Government not to replace the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights. The text of the motion reads: ‘That this Assembly recognises the vital importance that the Human Rights Act 1998 plays in the lives of citizens […]
Alliance East Belfast MLAs, Judith Cochrane and Chris Lyttle, have met the new Education Authority to discuss the provision of places at nursery, primary and secondary education in East Belfast. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “I was glad that the new Education Authority took the opportunity to meet us to discuss some of the pressing issues […]
Alliance Environment spokesperson, Anna Lo MLA, has welcomed the action that the Environment Minister has taken against companies that have been dredging sand from Lough Neagh. The Minister has issued enforcement notices to five companies telling them to stop dredging by the end of June or face prosecution. Anna Lo MLA said: “I am glad […]
The Alliance Party’s campaign to see equal civil marriage become a reality in Northern Ireland steps up a gear next month, as Councillors are set to lead key debates on the equality issue. Alliance Councillors in both Belfast and Ards and North Down have tabled urgent motions calling for all couples across Northern Ireland, regardless […]