Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:
“The apparent suggestion by Richard Haass that Northern Ireland should consider a new flag is totally unacceptable. Continue Reading…
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Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:
“As we approach the first anniversary of Union Flag being torn down from Belfast City Hall it is worth remembering that the situation at the seat of Northern Ireland’s devolved government, Stormont, has not changed. Currently the Union Flag flies from Parliament Buildings on only 15 days a year – fewer than on Belfast City Hall which follows the Designated Days published by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Continue Reading…
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:
“One of my first acts as an MLA was to ask a series of questions across all departments about pay and allowances to Special Advisers.
“The question to Nelson McCausland’s department was tabled on 17th June 2011.
“The question was not answered until exactly two years later on 17th June 2013. Continue Reading…
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:
“The Belfast Agreement talks had three strands. The first strand related to the internal affairs of Northern Ireland, from which the Dublin government was excluded. Continue Reading…
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “Some months ago we learned that Stormont had awarded an estimated £400,000 contract split between six firms for the “provision of photographic services”. Continue Reading…
TUV Leader Jim Allister has hit out at the threat to rural primary schools posed by John O’Dowd’s review of the Common Funding Formula and, in particular, his plan to withdraw the Small Schools Subsidy. Continue Reading…
It has now emerged that North Antrim MP, Ian Paisley, missed the key House of Commons vote on the Syria crisis because he was an all expenses paid trip to Uganda, sponsored by a bank which has paid him £7500 as a ‘consultant’. Continue Reading…
Below is the speech by Jim Allister in support of the human trafficking bill:
“I support the Bill and will vote for its Second Stage. I commend Lord Morrow on his initiative and tenacity in bringing the Bill. He will have discovered that private Member’s legislation is a long and torturous route. I commend him for getting to this point. I have to caution him that there is a long and torturous road ahead as well, but, no doubt, I am sure that he will navigate that successfully.
“It has to be indisputable that trafficking of human beings is one of the most odious and horrendous of crimes that man can commit against man. Yet it is clear that, usually for the motivation of financial gain, it is far more prevalent than any of us probably imagine or like even to think about. Continue Reading…
Statement by TUV Leader Jim Allister:
“The refusal of the Speaker to let me even raise a Point of Order on his ruling today and the failure to afford me any opportunity to answer the First Minister’s second phase of attack, which came yesterday when he allowed Mr Robinson to make a spurious Point of Order, but denied me the opportunity to answer, underscores how far the operation of Stormont falls below established standards.
“If such scurrilous allegations had been made in Westminster the affected member would have been permitted to make a personal statement. But not here, at least not for me.”
Statement by TUV Leader Jim Allister:-
“Having seen John O’Dowd deploy eligibility for free school meals as a funding tool to disadvantage the controlled sector in general and many rural schools in particular, like Moorfields Primary where I chair the Board of Governors, I greatly welcome the UK Government’s initiative to provide free school meals for all Key Stage 1 pupils. Continue Reading…
