Archive for February 19th, 2010

Sammy Wilson today backed the global campaign to end preventable child deaths. He added his name to the list of MPs calling for action to end the international child health emergency that is currently claiming the lives of 24,000 children under the age of five every day.

He joined World Vision, one of the world’s largest development organisations, in calling on governments around the world make child health a political priority to deal with this unacceptable loss of life.

DUP Leader Peter Robinson was the guest speaker at a special DUP meeting in Larne on Wednesday night to discuss the Hillsborough Agreement. Mr Robinson stated that the agreement ensured that 2007 DUP manifesto commitments were honoured – that policing and justice powers would only be devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly when there was community confidence and unionists could be assured that a Sinn Fein Minister can be blocked from holding the post.

Mr Robinson said:

East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson has expressed his concern at the axing of free healthcare treatment for UK citizens who visit the Isle of Man from April onwards.

The reciprocal agreement between the Isle of Man and the UK meant that any citizen of either jurisdiction could receive free healthcare in both countries, but this will finish at the end of March.

The MP said: