East Antrim MLA, Stewart Dickson, will be wearing a gold ribbon this September to support Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Thousands of families deal with the devastating impact of a cancer diagnosis and its treatment every month. Treatment for children is often gruelling and can start immediately, last as long as three years and take place […]
East Belfast MP Naomi has expressed her regret and concern at a number of job losses which have been announced by a local employer. Aerospace company Bombardier announced the job losses to staff today (Wednesday) as part of an ongoing restructuring process in the organisation. The company announced 1,800 job losses across the organisation in […]
Alliance MP Naomi Long has challenged the Secretary of State to justify placing the financial burden for reviewing the scheme in which so-called ‘on-the-runs’ were issued with ‘comfort letters’ on the Department of Justice (DOJ), only days after it was revealed the DOJ was facing a multi-million pound shortfall in its budget. East Belfast MP […]
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA has responded to Peter Robinson’s declaration on the need to reform the Stormont institutions by telling him to examine the role the DUP has played in making them unworkable. Stewart Dickson said: “Peter Robinson is right that the Stormont structures aren’t working. Indeed, Alliance has been pressing for reforms […]
The First and deputy First Minister must listen to the community sector and deliver a robust Draft Racial Equality Strategy, Alliance representatives have said. OFMdFM Vice Chair Chris Lyttle and South Belfast MLA Anna Lo added Alliance will fight to ensure the strategy stays on the agenda and push for a realistic action plan to […]
East Belfast MP Naomi Long has called for more research to be targeted towards pancreatic cancer during a backbench debate on the disease. The Alliance MP, who is a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pancreatic Cancer, said the debate, which took place on Monday in Westminster Hall, brought a ‘welcome focus’ on the […]
Alliance OFMDFM spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA, will propose an amendment to an Assembly motion on Tuesday about comments made at the Ardoyne Fleadh, which calls for the Executive to work to ensure that all publicly funded events remain free from sectarianism. A video taken at the event appeared to show the Druids band making sectarian […]
Alliance Social Development spokesperson, Stewart Dickson MLA, has said that the public will judge whether the Social Development Minister, Nelson McCausland misled the Assembly despite the DUP vetoing an Assembly vote on the matter. The DUP submitted a petition of concern to the debate on Monday. The DSD Committee found that the Minister misled the […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson Stewart Dickson has called for attacks on a memorial to three Scottish soldiers in North Belfast to stop immediately. The latest incident saw paint thrown on the memorial on White Brae on Sunday afternoon. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “I am absolutely horrified that this memorial has yet again come under attack and […]
I am grateful for the opportunity to explain my reasons for supporting the Royal College of General Practitioners’ (RCGP) call for increased funding. As an individual, I have huge respect for GPs and the difference which they make to people’s lives. I rely on my GP to manage my high blood pressure – a problem […]