Alliance Policing Board member, Chris Lyttle MLA, has shown his support for the No More Traffik GIFT Box. The initiative looks like a gift box but inside contains personal stories about human trafficking. The box will be outside Stormont until Thursday. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “It is great to be involved in such an innovative […]
Alliance Party Health spokesperson and Strangford politician, Mr Kieran McCarthy MLA, accepted an offer from the Royal College of General Practitioners Northern Ireland to visit a practice within his constituency and gain an insight into healthcare ‘on the frontline.’ The RCGPNI has been inviting MLAs to meet their local GPs and patients as part of […]
Alliance Social Development spokesperson, Stewart Dickson MLA, has said that it is time that all sides agreed to work together to deal with the looming crisis that is being caused by the delayed implementation of welfare reform. Mr Dickson was speaking during the Final Stage of the Budget Bill in the Assembly on Monday. Stewart […]
Alliance Finance spokesperson, Judith Cochrane MLA, has welcomed the announcement that First Derivatives will be creating 484 jobs. The company produce financial analysis software. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “This will be a massive boost to the Newry and wider economy. It is further evidence that our economy is beginning to recover following the financial downturn. […]
Alliance OFMDFM spokesperson, Chris Lyttle MLA, has welcomed a number of anti-racism initiatives including the re-launch of the ‘Unite Against Hate’ campaign and an East Belfast anti-racism conference which took place on Thursday. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “I believe the ‘Unite Against Hate’ campaign can play an important role in supporting victims and helping the […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA, Judith Cochrane, has condemned a racially motivated attack on three men which took place on the Queen’s Bridge in Belfast at 3am on Sunday. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “I am outraged this attack has taken place. There can be no place for racism in our society. “Those responsible for this attack […]
Alliance Education spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has welcomed the Education Minister’s decision to allow St Mary’s High in Brollagh, Fermanagh to remain open while the possibility of a cross border solution is explored. Trevor Lunn MLA said: “St Mary’s is extremely isolated in Northern Ireland terms being 25 miles from the nearest alternatives in Enniskillen, […]
Alliance MLA Anna Lo has called for a completed report into former DUP politician Iris Robinson to be released immediately after it was revealed it is still being held up by a legal challenge. Ms Lo, in her capacity as Deputy Chair of the Assembly Committee on Standards and Privileges, was speaking after hearing from […]
Alliance Antrim Councillor Neil Kelly has condemned an arson attack on a house in the town. Councillor Kelly was speaking after the incident in Carnbrock Drive, which saw the front door of a home set alight around 10.50pm on Tuesday (June 24). The occupants of the home, a woman and her three children, were treated […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson, Stewart Dickson MLA, has welcomed the Justice Bill which was debated at the Assembly on Tuesday, declaring that it will make major improvements for victims of crime. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “The Justice Bill is a further step in the Justice Minister’s reforms to improve the justice system for victims as well […]