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This is not a budget to create a greener, fairer and more stable UK
Green Party Leader Mal O'Hara criticises the Chancellor's Autumn Statement as austerity that will deepen recession, and says it fails to protect vulnerable people, tackle tax avoidance or deliver adequate climate action. He also says the DUP blockade of the Assembly stops the £650 million Barnett…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: 2022 UK autumn budget public spending cuts Original release: This is not a budget to create a greener, fairer and more stable UK (opens in a new tab)
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Chancellor’s Autumn Statement highlights the challenges we face - Aiken
UUP Finance Spokesperson Steve Aiken OBE MLA says the Chancellor's Autumn Statement and OBR forecasts starkly show the UK economy's challenges, citing recession risk, weak growth, inflation above 7% and falling living standards. He welcomes £650M in extra Barnett consequentials but argues Northern…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: 2022 UK autumn budget public spending cuts Original release: Chancellor’s Autumn Statement highlights the challenges we face - Aiken (opens in a new tab)
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Austerity 2.0 is not the solution, says Farry
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP says the Chancellor's Autumn Statement is painful for the economy and public services, warning of "Austerity 2.0" and calling for investment in a Green New Deal, insulation and renewables instead, plus wealth and windfall taxes.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: 2022 UK autumn budget public spending cuts Original release: Austerity 2.0 is not the solution, says Farry (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath welcomes confirmation of cross-party meeting with Department of Health
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA welcomes Department of Health confirmation of a meeting with party health spokespeople next week on health priorities and reform. He calls for urgent political and health leadership action on the emergency care crisis and urges the DUP to end its…
Health Issue: Department of Health cross-party meeting on health priorities and reform Original release: McGrath welcomes confirmation of cross-party meeting with Department of Health (opens in a new tab)
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There must be no return to austerity – Murphy
Sinn Féin's Conor Murphy urges the British Chancellor, ahead of the Autumn Statement, not to impose another wave of austerity, and calls instead for higher taxes on the super wealthy, corporations and energy generators.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: 2022 UK autumn budget public spending cuts Original release: There must be no return to austerity – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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Chancellor must tax the multinationals and support working families
DUP MPs Sammy Wilson and MLA Diane Forsythe, ahead of the Chancellor's statement, urge a proper levy on energy generators and multinationals and call for guaranteed £400 energy support payments and protection of pensioners' triple lock.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Chancellor's Fiscal Statement November 2022 Northern Ireland funding Original release: Chancellor must tax the multinationals and support working families (opens in a new tab)
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Protocol’s threat to medicine supply still looms large: Cameron
DUP South Antrim MLA Pam Cameron says the Protocol threatens future medicine supply to Northern Ireland, citing Teva UK evidence on product licensing burdens and NHS Confederation and PAGB concerns about EU legislation expiry and food supplement certification.
Constitutional affairs Health Issue: Teva UK evidence on Protocol medicine licensing challenges Original release: Protocol’s threat to medicine supply still looms large: Cameron (opens in a new tab)
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Medicines should be removed from the scope of the Protocol – Beattie
UUP leader Doug Beattie says medicines should be taken out of the Northern Ireland Protocol, warning that patients could lose equitable access to new and innovative drugs and cancer treatments. He calls on the EU to recognise the problems, urges a parallel MHRA and EMA system for centrally…
Constitutional affairs Health Issue: Medicines divergence under the Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Medicines should be removed from the scope of the Protocol – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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Muir urges Chancellor to learn from mistakes from last recession ahead of Autumn Statement
Alliance Finance spokesperson Andrew Muir MLA urges the Chancellor to learn from mistakes made in the last recession ahead of the Autumn Statement, calling for a fairer tax burden, a wider windfall tax on energy companies, and an energy support package. He also calls for a restored Executive and…
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: 2022 UK autumn budget public spending cuts Original release: Muir urges Chancellor to learn from mistakes from last recession ahead of Autumn Statement (opens in a new tab)
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Human cost of energy crisis real, says Farry, as he challenges Government on when financial support will arrive
Alliance MP Stephen Farry calls on the UK Government to give clarity on when the promised £400 energy support and £100 home heating oil support will reach Northern Ireland households, after a Westminster debate he brought on the issue.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Westminster debate on energy price support for Northern Ireland Original release: Human cost of energy crisis real, says Farry, as he challenges Government on when financial support will arrive (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP calls for ‘fiscal guarantee’ to protect Northern Ireland public finances
SDLP Stormont leader Matthew O'Toole MLA calls on the UK Government to provide a fiscal guarantee covering a £650m shortfall in devolved finances ahead of the Chancellor's Fiscal Statement, and urges support for households awaiting energy price aid and heating oil.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Chancellor's Fiscal Statement November 2022 Northern Ireland funding Original release: SDLP calls for ‘fiscal guarantee’ to protect Northern Ireland public finances (opens in a new tab)
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Wilson challenges Chancellor about £400 payments for NI
DUP MP Sammy Wilson calls on the UK Government to deliver the £400 energy payments to Northern Ireland households before Christmas, dismissing claims that delays are linked to the Assembly and Executive's status. He urges a swift rollout and says no one should use fuel poverty as leverage.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: Delays to £400 energy support payment in Northern Ireland Original release: Wilson challenges Chancellor about £400 payments for NI (opens in a new tab)
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“MLA Pay Cut Isn’t Enough” – Gemma Brolly
Aontú Deputy Leader Gemma Brolly calls for MLA wages to be cut to minimum wage, saying a reported 27% salary cut is not enough amid the cost-of-living and fuel crisis. She also blames the Stormont stalemate for health service delays and calls for Stormont institutions to be reformed.
Economy and employment Health Issue: Secretary of State legislation extending Executive formation period and cutting MLA pay Original release: “MLA Pay Cut Isn’t Enough” – Gemma Brolly (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP seeks urgent health service talks
SDLP health spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA says he has asked the Department of Health's senior officials to convene urgent talks between political leaders, health chiefs and civil servants on the emergency care crisis. He argues devolved government must resume with a full-time Health Minister, and…
Health Issue: Emergency care crisis and proposed urgent health talks Original release: SDLP seeks urgent health service talks (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: Energy companies must pay fair share
SDLP South Belfast MP Claire Hanna calls on the UK Government to strengthen the windfall tax on energy firms and close tax-avoidance loopholes, and demands clarity on energy support payments for Northern Ireland households.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Hanna: Energy companies must pay fair share (opens in a new tab)
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Archibald to tell Hunt to hike taxes on energy companies
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says small businesses need support with rising energy bills and calls for an Executive to be formed now. She is writing to the British Chancellor to demand a Windfall Tax on energy companies, cuts to fuel duty and energy VAT, and reinstatement of the reduced VAT…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Original release: Archibald to tell Hunt to hike taxes on energy companies (opens in a new tab)
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McGlone calls for joined-up approach to help health pressures
SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone calls on the Department of Health to improve cooperation between health trusts to tackle current pressures, after visiting Antrim Area Hospital following a major incident there. He blames the DUP's boycott of the institutions for letting health services down.
Health Issue: Antrim Area Hospital Emergency Department temporary closure Original release: McGlone calls for joined-up approach to help health pressures (opens in a new tab)
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Executive support needed for hospitals which are at breaking point – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA and party chair Declan Kearney says he is deeply concerned about the night‑time temporary shutdown of the Emergency Department at Antrim Area Hospital, urges the public to still use the ED for urgent cases and calls for the Executive to release an extra £1 billion for health to relieve
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Antrim Area Hospital Emergency Department temporary closure Original release: Executive support needed for hospitals which are at breaking point – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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People need promised energy and oil payments now as winter closes in – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy writes to British Business Secretary Grant Shapps urging urgent delivery of the £400 energy discount and £100 heating oil payment, which he says people in the north still await. He calls for the £400 to be paid as a single lump sum.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Original release: People need promised energy and oil payments now as winter closes in – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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Brett – “NI Protocol’s TSS costing £15k per hour”
DUP North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett challenges Sinn Fein, the SDLP and Alliance, who called for full Protocol implementation, to justify Trader Support Service spending of £375,000 per day, and says that cost would multiply under full implementation. He calls for the Protocol to be replaced.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Treasury confirmation of Trader Support Service costs under the NI Protocol Original release: Brett – “NI Protocol’s TSS costing £15k per hour” (opens in a new tab)