DUP News Update - 29th November

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DUP News Update - 29th November 2019

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Let's Get NI Moving Again

DUP Leader Arlene Foster MLA addressing the launch of the Party's manifesto for the 2019 General Election.

Mrs Foster said,

“We have a 12 Point Plan to get NI moving again. It’s a plan to deliver on the people’s priorities of health, education, jobs, childcare and protecting the vulnerable through having a working Assembly back and Ministers in place.

On Thursday we published our manifesto. It is focused on delivery for the people of Northern Ireland. We used our influence in the last Parliament to deliver £1.5b extra for our hospitals, schools and roads. Only a strong DUP team returned to Westminster will be able to maximise Northern Ireland’s influence in the next Parliament.

Northern Ireland has not had a Ministerial led government for over 1,000 days. This isn’t acceptable. At this election, others will seek a mandate yet again, to do nothing. Nothing in the Assembly and nothing in Parliament. It is the DUP that is seeking a mandate to turn up, a mandate to work and a mandate to get Northern Ireland moving again.”

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"In this election every vote will matter"

DUP Deputy Leader Nigel Dodds addressing the launch of the Party's manifesto for the 2019 General Election.

What's in our manifesto?

The DUP has a strong record as a champion of older people. We will continue to do so in Parliament by supporting:

The restoration of the free BBC licence to all those aged over 75 (for as long as it continues to exist).
Pensions 'triple lock' protection and retaining winter fuel payments as a universal benefit.
Action on unfair treatment of women pensioners with a compensatory scheme.

Ninety percent of those who died during the Troubles were killed by paramilitaries yet the balance of investigations is disproportionate. We stand with those who served this country with dignity and bravery.

We will not allow the re-writing of the past.

Our plan to support service personnel and veterans includes:

A review of the present terrorism legislation
Legal protections for soldiers and veterans
Full implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant across the UK
A new long-term plan for Army housing and maintenance of stock
Bringing Armed Forces Day to NI

Our C&S Agreement has delivered for NI with £200m secured for health transformation. Extra resources alone cannot solve every problem, but additional money has been able to provide vital investment.

C&S has provided:

£30m towards Elective Care Waiting lists
£750,000 to Day Care Elective Care Centre for varicose veins in Lagan Valley and Omagh, and cataracts at Mid Ulster, Downpatrick and South Tyrone Hospital.
£2.5m reform of Elective Care pathways.
New HIV prevention clinic in Belfast Health Trust with more patients getting treated.
£6.4m for improving the nursing and midwifery workforce.

A number of mental health projects were funded including:

£540k for suicide prevention.
£403k to talking therapies.
£610k for the recovery model.
£190k to prevent substance misuse.
£189k for forensic mental health services.
£165k Mental Capacity Act training.
£274k ‘Think Family’- to improve outcomes where parents have mental health issues.
Not forgetting £50m specifically to mental health over 5 years.

Our children and the next generation of Northern Ireland have been supported through Confidence and Supply. £16.5million received by the Department of Education has benefited local schools in a number of ways including:

38 Sure Start projects received £6.4million, benefiting 39,000 children.
Literacy and numeracy projects have received £700,000, with 40,000 registered users having access to classroom resources.
Nurture Provision received £1.3million, with a number of schools receiving £70,000 per annum to support ongoing programmes. It is a fact that this scheme would have been under threat of closure but for C&S support.
Early Years Pathway Fund, which supports 5,600 children by aiming to improve the development of those most at risk of not reaching their full potential within the school system, has received £2.3 million.
Extended Schools have received £5.8 million, which has safeguarded the fund for the foreseeable future.

There's lots more to our manifesto. Take a look here:

https://www.mydup.com/images/uploads/dup-manifesto.pdf

Campaign trail throughout NI

Dates for your Diary

Annual Party Conference - Crowne Plaza, Belfast 23rd-24th October 2020

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