NI sharing in Harland and Wolff's good newsUlster Unionist spokesperson for Enterprise Trade and Investment, Leslie Cree MLA, has said that a multi-million pound contract for Harland & Wolff is ';just the good news that Northern Ireland needs';.
Dairy farmer's profit margins will face pressureUlster Unionist Agricultural spokesman, Tom Elliott MLA has warned dairy farmers that their profit margins will come under increasing pressure from both falling milk prices and increasing costs over the coming months.
GCSE transfer descends into bureaucratic nightmareUlster Unionist MLA Danny Kennedy has condemned the ';bureaucratic nightmare'; that will see pupils across Northern Ireland, who are hoping to transfer to schools where they can sit their A-levels, left in limbo on the eve of a new academic year.
Important progress on Enniskillen hospitalUlster Unionist Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey, visited the site of the new acute hospital in Enniskillen today to witness an exciting phase in its development.
New North Belfast CouncillorThe Ulster Unionist party has welcomed an old face back into its Belfast council team, as Fred Rodgers has decided to return to politics to take over from Fred Cobain who was a member of Belfast City Council for 25 years.
How do we deal with our past?A delegation from the Ulster Unionist Party has met with the Commission for Victims and survivors today as part of an ongoing set of meetings on issues pertaining to the past.
Reduction in plastic bag use good news for the environmentUlster Unionist MLA Roy Beggs has welcomed the news that the number of single-use plastic bags has been significantly reduced this year according to the department of the environment.
Claudy report devastating - HusseyAlderman Mary Hamilton has been fully supported by Cllr Derek Hussey, UUP Spokesperson on Victims' Issues, in regard to the ongoing concerns within the Claudy community. Cllr Hussey emphasised that it is ';high time that all involved in our past came forward with the real truth. If we are all to move on the truth must prevail';.
Department of Education has been repeatedly wastefulUlster Unionist Education spokesperson Basil McCrea MLA has challenged the Minister for Education to outline how she intends to overcome the mounting problems facing the education system.
- Providing safe and efficient school transport
The Ulster Unionist Party has extended its thanks to representatives from SELB in relation to the ongoing problems over school transport in Armagh.
Quality Public Services
27/04/2008The National Health Service and our education system make a real difference to all our lives, contributing in vital ways to the quality of life we experience as individuals, in our families and in our communities. Ulster Unionists are committed to our public services. The investments we as society make in our health service and our schools must secure access to quality healthcare and advice, and quality education - for all of us.
Quality local health services and quality local schools should be the cornerstones of communities across Northern Ireland - improving health and well-being, and increasing educational opportunities. The local accountability, strategic direction and targeted investment that a Northern Ireland Executive can bring to our public services stands in stark contrast to their mismanagement under Direct Rule - in which remote government by press release has been the order of the day.
Ulster Unionists believe that accountability and real partnership between a devolved Executive, health and education professionals, patients, parents, and communities can renew Northern Ireland's public services.