Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA has questioned the Finance Minister in the Assembly on the Ulster Bank chaos. The Finance Minister was brought to the Assembly to answer urgent oral question on his meeting yesterday with the Chair of RBS, the parent company of Ulster Bank. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “Part of the problem […]
Alliance Employment and Learning spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has welcomed the launch of the Youth Employment Scheme by the Minister for Employment and Learning. The scheme contains a series of initiatives aimed at getting those Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs) aged 16 – 24 into employment. Around £41 million will be spent on […]
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA has stated that he does not believe that Ulster Bank are being truthful to their customers over when the systems problem will be fixed. Sir Philip Hampton, the Chair of Ulster Bank parent company RBS, has said it will be next until the issue is resolved. Stewart Dickson MLA […]
Alliance Chief Whip, Steward Dickson MLA, has called on the Ulster Bank to step up and provide customers with leadership and support, as the bank enters its third week of technical disruption. Calling the situation an “absolute disgrace”, the East Antrim MLA has said Ulster Bank must act fast to end the misery currently being […]
Noel Williams has become the newest Alliance Councillor, replacing long-standing representative Stewart Dickson MLA on Carrickfergus Borough Council. Mr Dickson formally stood down last week, Tuesday June 26, continuing the Alliance Party’s commitment to ending double jobbing. Councillor Williams is a ‘Carrick man’ who was brought up in Sunnylands, attending Sunnylands Primary School and later […]
Alliance Regional Development spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has brought the Regional Development to the floor of the Assembly to answer questions on the flooding across Northern Ireland last week. Mr Dickson tabled an urgent oral question that the Minister has been forced to answer in the Assembly chamber. There were no plans by the DRD […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has expressed his sadness at the loss of 160 agency jobs at the Larne engineering manufacturer FG Wilson. It is restructuring its generator sector and is moving some of its production to China. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “This is very sad news that such a large amount of jobs […]
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA has called for answers from the Ulster Bank over the fiasco in which its customers did not get paid and many can still not access their accounts. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “This has been an absolute fiasco on the part of Ulster Bank. Ulster Bank have serious questions to […]
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA ha said that we must heavily invest in our water system to avoid a repeat of the flooding this week. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “There is no question that we must heavily invest in our water system following the devastation caused by the flooding this week. “I have already […]
Alliance East Belfast MLAs Chris Lyttle and Judith Cochrane have called for better primary school provision in their constituency in an Assembly debate. The Alliance pair were speaking today (Tuesday) during an adjournment debate on primary education provision in East Belfast, which followed Education Minister John O’Dowd’s announcement the day before of £4.9 million of […]