Alliance Finance Spokesperson Judith Cochrane MLA has spoken in support of the Budget Bill in the Assembly today saying that it is vital that we grow the economy and create jobs. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “We need to continue to focus on strengthening the economy, creating jobs and doing the work needed to grow our […]
Alliance OFMdFM spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has called on the First and deputy First Minister to demonstrate their commitment to tackling division in Northern Ireland by releasing the public response to the NI Executive Draft Community Relations policy, the Cohesion, Sharing & Integration strategy. East Belfast Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle said: “The NI Executive must […]
Alliance Justice Spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has supported the PSNI initiative called “School Watch” that urges residents near schools to be vigilant of vandalism in empty schools over the summer. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “Unfortunately there has been a history of vandalism at a number of schools that are left empty over the summer holidays. […]
Alliance Education spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has called on all parties to commit to the introduction of an Education and Skills Authority to help save vital public money and deliver more coherent governance in education. Trevor Lunn MLA said: “An Education and Skills Authority should have been introduced in the lifetime of the last Assembly […]
Alliance Belfast Councillor Laura McNamee has called on those responsible for fly posters being put up in the streets of Belfast to stop. Her comments come after it was revealed it costs £250,000 to clean up fly posters in the City. A new law will come into force next year that aims to tackle this […]
Alliance Party representatives in Castlereagh have expressed their disappointment at proposals to cut the Number 29 Metro service in Castlereagh from September. They learnt of the confirmation of the proposal, which is one of the few Metro services which links the Borough, at a meeting with Translink at which Alliance were calling for improved services […]
East Belfast Alliance MLAs Chris Lyttle and Judith Cochrane have called for an immediate cessation to rioting at the Short Strand interface further to a second night of serious violence. Missiles, fireworks and petrol bombs were thrown at police on Tuesday night and a Press Association photographer is reported to have sustained a gun shot […]
Alliance East Belfast MP Naomi Long has called for an end to the interface trouble in the Short Strand and Mounpottinger Road area on Monday night. Naomi Long MP said: “This violence is utterly destructive and needs to end before a life is lost. It is not fair that people living in the area are […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA Chris Lyttle has welcomed the £70 million contract for Bombardier Aerospace Belfast to manufacture components for the company’s C Series and the Learjet 85 aircraft. Several other companies in Northern Ireland will also benefit from the contract through the manufacture of other components such as software. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “This […]
East Belfast Alliance MLA and Castlereagh East Councillor Tim Morrow have condemned a spate of seemingly racist attacks on the home of a Nigerian family in Ballybeen. East Belfast Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle said: “There can be no response other than complete revulsion to this type of ignorant hate crime in our society. The local […]