Alliance MLA and Assembly Procedures Committee Member Chris Lyttle has welcomed proposals to introduce topical question time at the Assembly. The questions would not be known in advance by the Minister, making question time less predictable as currently questions have to be submitted two weeks in advance. Chris Lyttle initially proposed the idea at the […]
Alliance Education spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA will propose an Assembly debate on Integrated Education today (Monday). Integrated education motion ‘That this Assembly calls on the Minister of Education to acknowledge the expressed wish of parents to see their children educated in an integrated setting; to honour his Department’s obligation to encourage and facilitate integrated education […]
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has expressed his concern at the erection of UVF flags in East Belfast. It is understood that the flags have been erected in connection with a forthcoming parade to mark the centenary of the formation of the UVF. He has renewed his calls on the Office of First Minister & deputy […]
Alliance East Belfast MP Naomi Long has welcomed the order for 30 C-series planes that has been secured by Bombardier with Porter Airlines which operates in North America. The wings of the C-series aircraft are built at its factory in East Belfast. Naomi Long MP said:”This is further positive news for Bombardier and the workforce […]
15 years ago the political parties made a momentous decision, which the vast majority of our people then voted for, that should have led to a new Northern Ireland for everyone. Today in 2013 the values and beliefs behind the agreement remain strong, but many of its key promises remain unfulfilled. It was meant to […]
On that momentous day – the 10th April 1998 – when the Belfast Agreement was finally signed, there was a sense of relief on the faces of the many different politicians and Government officials who had been part of the talks. There was however awareness that this was only the beginning and was by no […]
Alliance OFMDFM spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has said that 15 years on from the Belfast Agreement, now is the time to deliver a shared future without delay. His comments follow the statement from the Secretary of State Theresa Villiers who has said that Northern Ireland could lose out on investment if we do not deliver […]
Good Friday 1998 was clearly a seminal day in the history of Northern Ireland. The original intention was that the talks would conclude on the Thursday in line with deadline for agreement set by Senator George Mitchell. So in one respect time stood still, as the talks drifted past midnight into the Friday. One practical […]
Alliance Councillor Patrick Clarke has urged the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS) to work with the community and stakeholders in the Burrenreagh area, Castlewellan, in a bid to retain St Patrick’s Primary School. The Down District Councillor made his comments after receiving a written response from the CCMS, to a letter highlighting his concerns. […]
Alliance continued its push for better accommodation and services for older people in Antrim last week, at a meeting with Northern Trust representatives to encourage a collaborative approach to the project. South Antrim MLA David Ford and Antrim Councillor Neil Kelly organised the meeting designed to highlight the potential for a range of services at […]