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.
Stronger, Safer, Fairer Communities
27/04/2008Ulster Unionists are committed to building stronger, safer, fairer communities where all children can flourish, families prosper and the elderly live in dignity and security, free from fear. We believe that by building stronger communities we can make society a better place for all of us.
Ulster Unionists want all to live in communities they are proud to call home, whether in rural Northern Ireland or in one of our many towns and cities.
We cannot stand by and watch any of our communities or neighbourhoods be abandoned to despair, environmental decay or anti-social behaviour.
There are still too many families living in poor housing, too many people trapped in poverty, their ambitions frustrated, their aspirations low. There are still too many children who are the victims of poverty or neglect. Ulster Unionists believe in quality of life and social justice built upon the firm foundations of opportunity, security, fairness and responsibility.