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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Farmers must enjoy benefits of Dale Farm investment</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/agriculture/agriculture-news-archive/farmers-must-enjoy-benefits-of-dale-farm-investment.php</link>
	<description><p>Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has said that the benefits of an investment of &#163;39million in Northern Ireland&#39;s dairy sector must be enjoyed by local farmers.</p></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>DUP split personality is something to behold</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/general/general-news-archive/dup-split-personality-is-something-to-behold.php</link>
	<description><p>Ulster Unionist MLA for South Antrim Danny Kinahan has said that the DUP should stop crowing about unionist unity given their recent criticism of the UUP.</p></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>DUP have chosen to discount UUP concerns and vote with their partners SF</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/general/general-news-archive/dup-have-chosen-to-discount-uup-concerns-and-vote-with-their-partners-sf.php</link>
	<description><p>Ulster Unionist Party deputy leader Danny Kennedy has said that attempts to scaremonger over the UUP exercising their democratic rights were ';a manufactured storm in a teacup';.</p></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Policing and Justice comments &amp;#39;alarmist&amp;#39;</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/assembly/assembly-news-archive/policing-and-justice-comments-alarmist-.php</link>
	<description><p>Ulster Unionist MLA David McNarry has described comments by the DUP and SF as &#39;alarmist&#39; in relation to policing and justice.</p></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Farming Community need and deserve effective Farm Modernisation delivery</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/agriculture/agriculture-news-archive/farming-community-need-and-deserve-effective-farm-modernisation-delivery.php</link>
	<description><p>Tom Elliott, has said that the delivery of tranche 2 of the Farm Modernisation scheme must be ';based on consultation, well informed and effective in terms of delivery if it is to truly help the rural community move forward.';</p></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>DUP must explain climb down</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/general/general-news-archive/dup-must-explain-climb-down.php</link>
	<description><p>Following today&#39;s vote in the Assembly on the devolution of policing and justice powers, Ulster Unionist Party Leader Sir Reg Empey MLA has made the following statement:</p></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>No u-turn for UUP</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/assembly/assembly-news-archive/no-u-turn-for-uup.php</link>
	<description><p>Ulster Unionist Party leader Sir Reg Empey MLA, speaking during the Assembly debate on policing and justice, said that the UUP remains determined ';to make Stormont work for all the people of Northern Ireland - unionists, nationalists, all of us';.</p></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Armstrong urges more fairness in farm modernisation scheme</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/agriculture/agriculture-news-archive/armstrong-urges-more-fairness-in-farm-modernisation-scheme.php</link>
	<description><p>Mid Ulster MLA Billy Armstrong has urged the Agriculture Minister to adopt a fairer approach with regard to the allocation of the latest tranche of funding in the Farm Modernisation Scheme.</p></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Ulster Unionists put the people of Northern Ireland first</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/general/general-news-archive/ulster-unionists-put-the-people-of-northern-ireland-first.php</link>
	<description><p>People should be very clear about why the Ulster Unionist Party is opposed to the Devolution of Policing &amp; Justice powers at this particular time.</p></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Robinson backs No Smoking Day</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/health/health-news-archive/robinson-backs-no-smoking-day.php</link>
	<description><p>East Antrim MLA Ken Robinson has backed the theme of ';Break Free'; which offers a positive message to those smokers striving to break the habit of nicotine.</p></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>DARD missing forest cover target</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/environment/environment-news-archive/dard-missing-forest-cover-target.php</link>
	<description><p>Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has urged DARD to take full advantage of their own land to increase forest cover following an answer to his question when the Minister revealed to him that the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development was behind schedule in meeting one of its key targets.</p></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>International Women&amp;#39;s Day</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/general/general-news-archive/international-women-s-day.php</link>
	<description><p>Ulster Unionist Women&#39;s Development Officer, Sandra Overend, has welcomed this year&#39;s International Women&#39;s Day - due to take place on March 8 - as a ';celebration of the ongoing global fight for women&#39;s rights';.</p></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Questions being asked over NIO poll</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/general/general-news-archive/questions-being-asked-over-nio-poll.php</link>
	<description><p>Ulster Unionist Party deputy leader Danny Kennedy has questioned the release of ';limited details'; of opinion polling carried out on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.</p></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Secretary of State overstepping the mark</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/general/general-news-archive/secretary-of-state-overstepping-the-mark.php</link>
	<description><p>Ulster Unionist Chief Whip Fred Cobain has described Shaun Woodward&#39;s recent behaviour as ';nothing short of blackmail';.</p></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Kinahan Call on Poots to ditch Airport plan</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/environment/environment-news-archive/kinahan-call-on-poots-to-ditch-airport-plan.php</link>
	<description><p>South Antrim MLA, Danny Kinahan, has told the Environment Minister that it&#39;s still not to late to do the decent thing over the controversial application to extend the runway at the George Best Belfast City Airport.</p></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>SF comments ludicrous and hypocritical</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/policing-justice/policing-and-justice-archive/sf-comments-ludicrous-and-hypocritical.php</link>
	<description><p>Ulster Unionist MLA Danny Kennedy has described SF comments in relation to the UUP&#39;s position on P&amp;J as &#39;ludicrous and hypocritical&#39; considering they are the party which has repeatedly plunged Stormont in crisis.</p></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>UUP will not be bullied</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/policing-justice/policing-and-justice-archive/uup-will-not-be-bullied.php</link>
	<description><p>Ulster Unionist Leader Sir Reg Empey has said that the UUP will not be &#39;bullied or blackmailed&#39; following comments made by Martin McGuinness in relation to the devolution of policing and justice.</p></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Ulster Unionist Party Assembly group statement</title>
	<link>http://www.uup.org/news/policing-justice/policing-and-justice-archive/ulster-unionist-party-assembly-group-statement.php</link>
	<description><p>Following detailed consideration the UUP Assembly group has concluded that as things stand they are unable to support the devolution of Policing and Justice at this time.</p></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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