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Today I have announced a reshuffle of spokespeople within the Party’s Assembly team.

The Party has a plan for Northern Ireland that was endorsed last May and that’s why we want to stymie the undermining of our devolved institutions by the Protocol. We want to see the NI Executive and Assembly restored on a stable footing.


Whilst London and Brussels must focus on replacing the Protocol with arrangements that unionists can support, we will continue working and engaging across a wide range of policy areas to ensure that voices are heard, and concerns are addressed.


We need more investment and reform in our public services yet as Treasury has confirmed, the Trader Support Service which helps companies deal with NI Protocol generated paperwork, has cost the taxpayer £318.7 million in just over two years. That’s £18k per hour or £3million every single week. The Protocol is not disconnected from our public services.

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP
Leader

Democratic Unionist Party

The new Assembly Party Portfolios are:



Gordon Lyons: Finance/Public Service Reform/EU Exit (Protocol)


Emma Little-Pengelly: Executive Office, Legacy and Human Rights


Paul Givan: Health


Diane Dodds: Education and Skills (FE and Higher Education)


Joanne Bunting: Justice


Pam Cameron: Equality, Disability and Participation


Diane Forsythe: Communities/Childcare/Early Years


Phillip Brett: Infrastructure


Jonathan Buckley: Economy/Business, Energy and Trade Union Engagement


Deborah Erskine: Promoting the Union with Young People and New Communities


William Irwin: Agriculture/Rural Affairs


Paul Frew: Tourism and Hospitality


Michelle McIlveen: Environment, Climate and Fisheries


David Brooks: Promoting NI/ Engagement (GB, US) N/S Relationships


Edwin Poots: Institutional Reform/Hard To Reach Communities Engagement


Trevor Clarke: Policing


Keith Buchanan: Chief Whip, Cultural Development and Loyal Orders and Groups Engagement


Harry Harvey: Cultural Development and Loyal Orders and Groups Engagement


Stephen Dunne: Sports


Maurice Bradley: Policing


Alan Robinson: Senior Citizens


Brian Kingston: Local Government


Gary Middleton: North West


Tom Buchanan: Victims Rights and Groups Liaison


David Hilditch: (on leave due to illness)

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