The Alliance Party’s Health Spokesperson has said the pressures across our health service have again been laid bare – this time in Antrim. She said: “My heart goes out to those patients who have spent hours awaiting admission and treatment at Antrim Area Hospital, while in pain and discomfort. “The pressures felt right across our […]
An independent review of the education system is a welcome move but long overdue, Alliance’s Chris Lyttle MLA has said. Speaking after the review was announced by Education Minister Peter Weir, Mr Lyttle – who received Assembly backing after calling for such a review last year – said a review of the entire system was […]
Alliance Education spokesperson Chris Lyttle has questioned the Education Minister about what level of disruption to pupils caused by the pandemic is he willing to accept before cancelling or significantly altering assessments of GCSE, AS-Level and A-Level grades in 2021. East Belfast MLA Mr Lyttle was speaking after Peter Weir announced minor changes for those […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has expressed alarm after receiving notification no neonatal cots were available at any hospital on the island of Ireland at 2.45pm on December 14, with patients potentially needing to be transferred to Scotland. Questioning the Health Minister in the Assembly today, the South Belfast MLA asked about the availability of the cots, and […]
The Education Minister should introduce free period products in schools, Alliance Education spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has said. Mr Lyttle was speaking after submitting a petition of 5,000 signatures on behalf of Homeless Period Belfast to the Assembly calling for the products to be supplied to schools, alleviating period poverty and bringing Northern Ireland into […]
Alliance MLA John Blair has said Covid-19 cannot be the reason the Racial Equality Strategy gets even further behind. Questioning the Junior Minister Gordon Lyons in the Assembly this week, Mr Blair said the initiative was already running too far behind before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. He added: “Covid-19 has engulfed every aspect of our […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed news the Health Minister will be bringing forward legislation to ban smoking in cars where under-18s are present. In response to a question in the Assembly Chamber from the South Belfast MLA, the Health Minister also stated he would be legislating to end the sale of e-cigarettes […]
Alliance representatives have welcomed a move from Health Minister Robin Swann to remove a three-month ban on men who have sex with men from donating blood. The recommendations by the For the Assessment of Individualised Risk (FAIR) group would see a move from the current population-based risk assessment, with men who have sex with men […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the launch of a consultation on statutory opt-out for organ donation. Health Minister Robin Swann launched the consultation, which will seek the views of the public on how to introduce a soft opt-out system, changing from the current method of opt-in, where organ donation only proceeds if […]
Alliance Finance spokesperson, Andrew Muir MLA, has called for the millions of pounds set to be returned by supermarkets to be used as part of a local recovery fund dedicated to supporting local jobs, skills and businesses. Last week, a number of large national supermarkets and discounters announced that they would return the rates relief […]