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20th July 10
7/20/2010
The Ulster Unionist Party has raised its concerns over the prospect of the sale of Northern Ireland’s electric Grid to the Republic of Ireland.
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19th July 10
7/19/2010
Ulster Unionist assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has condemned Republican individuals in the Ardoyne for "seeking to demonise the PSNI" after videos of the rioting were published on the internet website ’Youtube’.
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7th July 10
7/7/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has praised the organisers and participants of Newtownbutler "Border Defenders" Flute Band annual parade after it passed off peacefully during the weekend.
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7th July 10
7/7/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has described his
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1st July 10
7/1/2010
Tom Elliott, Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, has questioned the level of spend on Irish Medium schools as funding starts to tighten across the education sector.
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1st July 10
7/1/2010
Ulster Unionist agriculture spokesperson Tom Elliott MLA has said that the Welfare of Animals Bill, while ultimately welcome in its ability to "protect animals from abandonment, from suffering and from being used by criminals in fights and baiting", is un
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1st July 10
7/1/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has criticised the Department for Agriculture and Rural Development for allowing "Red Tape to prevent even the simplest of changes."
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14th June 10
6/14/2010
Ulster Unionist MLAs led by example today as they showed colleagues a ‘clean pair of wheels’ in the Northern Ireland Assembly Cycle Race at Parliament Buildings.
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14th June 10
6/14/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott, has called for a cultural shift around blood donation - "we cannot afford to be complacent on something that is literally a matter of life and death".
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28th May 10
5/28/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has said that he is supporting Rodney Connor as an election petition challenging the General Election result is brought before the High Court.
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25th May 10
5/25/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has commended the Employment Minister’s decision to exclude the Agricultural Wages Board from forthcoming legislation.
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25th May 10
5/25/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has welcomed the news that the total number of GP’s working in the Western Health and Social Care Trust area has increased in the last five years.
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25th May 10
5/25/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has welcomed the news that the total number of dentists in the Western Health and Social Care Trust area has risen by almost 28% between 2005 and 2010.
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24th May 10
5/24/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that questions remain about Sinn Fein’s commitment to a peaceful society in Northern Ireland following their refusal to condemn terrorist activity and violence during today’s Assembly debate on the 40th Anniversary
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19th May 10
5/19/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has questioned the methods of Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy following the news that he doesn’t intend to meet with other Department Ministers when looking at the issue of the proposed A5 road.
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18th May 10
5/18/2010
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has tabled an Assembly Question to Minister Michelle Gildernew if the Department is on track to meet the Programme for Government (PFG) to reduce the incidence of Brucellosis (B
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17th May 10
5/17/2010
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has tabled an Assembly Question to Minister Michelle Gildernew if the Department is on track to meet the Programme for Government (PFG) to reduce the incidence of Brucellosis (B
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13th April 10
4/13/2010
Fermanagh & South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott, has said that he has been informed of a mistake by government in paying motor tax, which means that three hundred vehicles belonging to AFBI are currently off road.
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1st April 10
4/1/2010
Sir Reg Empey, Minister of Employment & Learning & Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA took the opportunity to visit two local companies, Donnelly Bros at Moy Road, Dungannon & CR Print at Stangmore, Dungannon and
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31st March 10
3/31/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has spoken about his "concerns" regarding Quinn Insurance and called for an urgent meeting between administrators and the NI Executive.
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31st March 10
3/31/2010
The Ulster Unionist Party has donated £2,000 to Donnelly Brother’s Dungannon for the Armagh Tigers Charitable Trust which recently held a gala event in Armagh in a bid to raise funds.
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19th March 10
3/19/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has reiterated his belief in the importance of children experiencing a positive outdoors educational experience if they are to "truly appreciate and enjoy our natural environment."
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12th March 10
3/12/2010
Ulster Unionist Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has said it is "deeply saddening" that Tyrone Crystal is being forced to close.
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9th March 10
3/9/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has urged DARD to take full advantage of their own land to increase forest cover following an answer to his question when the Minister revealed to him that the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development was behind sche
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16th February 10
2/16/2010
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone Tom Elliott MLA has commented on the disappointment and disillusion he felt due to the involvement of the Irish Government in the talks at Hillsborough.
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15th February 10
2/15/2010
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has urged the general public to assert their continued opposition to the plans by NIE to erect 102 pylons through the countryside in parts of Armagh & Tyrone.
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3rd February 10
2/3/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has said that he is "both delighted and optimistic" after student courses created by the South west College in conjunction with St Angelo airport were published.
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14th January 10
1/14/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has expressed his "deep concern" about the rise in the number of unemployed young people in the last two years.
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14th January 10
1/14/2010
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has urged the Executive to consider extending the "boiler scrappage scheme" which was announced by Chancellor Alistair Darling in his Pre- Budget report that it should include N
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5th January 10
1/5/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has welcomed the news that if the Conservatives win the next general election they will create a new supermarkets ombudsman to control disputes between the supermarkets and farmers.
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5th January 10
1/5/2010
Ulster Unionist Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has welcomed steps towards a more "detailed consideration" of applications for Personal Protection Weapons by the Senior Command Team of the PSNI.
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5th January 10
1/5/2010
Ulster Unionist agricultural spokesperson, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the fact that the Labour government has, albeit belatedly, recognised the importance of food security after decades of neglect and people being driven off the land .
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4th January 10
1/4/2010
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has said that there needs to be a conscious effort made to protect British farmers from the potential damage caused by increases in Brazilian beef imports.
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22nd December 09
12/22/2009
Ulster Unionist Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has said he is "deeply dissatisfied" by Roads Service’s failure to provide full details and copies of agreements made over the financing of the A5.
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18th December 09
12/18/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has spoken of his "shock and anger" after learning that only 3½% of the people appointed to public posts in Northern Ireland this year came from County Fermanagh.
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18th December 09
12/18/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has hit out at the idea of an alliance between DARD, DSD and DFP concerning the proposed social development at the former site of Forkhill Army barracks.
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2nd December 09
12/2/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has expressed his delight at the proposed expansion of courses based on aircraft maintenance in County Fermanagh. He was speaking after an agreement was reached between the South West College and St Angelo airport officia
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30th November 09
11/30/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has said that Jeffrey Donaldson’s "ill-judged slurs" over peerages are perhaps more a reflection on the activities of his own Party than on the UUP.
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27th November 09
11/27/2009
Tom Elliott, Ulster Unionist representative for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, has said that more needs to be done to hasten the removal of an illegal monument erected in Newtownbutler in memory of IRA terrorists.
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23rd November 09
11/23/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has condemned those responsible for the weekend attack in Garrison, Co Fermanagh and also praising the Police for how they have dealt with and are continuing to deal with the situation.
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17th November 09
11/17/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott this week joined Lord Laird of Artigarvan and transport specialist Brian Guckian to look at local concerns over the proposed A5 Transport Corridor.
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16th November 09
11/16/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has said that there needs to be more equality and balance when it comes to the distribution of funding to GAA and soccer clubs across Northern Ireland.
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12th November 09
11/12/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has expressed concern at ’F’ District’s "worrying" reputation as a road tragedy hotspot.
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12th November 09
11/12/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has hit out at a Labour plan to axe the attendance allowance payment in favour of paying more money into adult social care. A government green paper about shaping the future of care outlined the plan, which has since been
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11th November 09
11/11/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that Northern Ireland is not ready for the devolution of policing and justice citing the increase in dissident activity and lack or resources as reasoning.
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11th November 09
11/11/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has said that Presbyterian Mutual Society savers have been left in limbo during an "increasingly desperate time".
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10th November 09
11/10/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has hit out at the geographical representation provided by the board members of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute after learning that four out of the six counties of Northern Ireland at not represented at board leve
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3rd November 09
11/3/2009
Following on from the welcome news that former RUC officers and Royal Irish members will receive gratuity payments, Ulster Unionist Party MLA Tom Elliot has said it is time the Government recognised the efforts of all security forces personnel.
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2nd November 09
11/2/2009
Ulster Unionist Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA, Tom Elliott, has commended councillor Ross Hussey, chairman of the RUC GC Association Part Time Officers Welfare Group, on his tireless work to secure recognition for the service of part-time RUC officers.
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23rd October 09
10/23/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott has welcomed the news that the price of milk has risen once again for the forth month in a row.
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9th October 09
10/9/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, visited Action Cancer’s Big Bus mobile unit during a recent visit to Parliament Buildings, and commended the charity on its contribution to the nation’s health.
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7th October 09
10/7/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA would like shoppers in our major supermarkets to be aware that a report by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), which indicates that only 68% of fresh beef on
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7th October 09
10/7/2009
Fermanagh and South Tyrone UUP MLA, Tom Elliott, has addressed the Northern Ireland Assembly, condemning a monument in the village of Newtownbutler, Co Fermanagh, which commemorates terrorists.
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30th September 09
9/30/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has expressed concern that Irish medium schools are “costing pupils in controlled and voluntary schools in every sense”.
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29th September 09
9/29/2009
As the DUP announces that Arlene Foster is to stand for Westminster, the Ulster Unionist Party has questioned if she will stand down from her Council and Assembly seats with immediate affect.
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24th September 09
9/24/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott has expressed his delight following the news that Tesco’s has embraced the Conservative and Unionist Honest Food Campaign by agreeing to declare more information about the country of origin on a number of their meat produc
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23rd September 09
9/23/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that a BBC report looking at Executive spending cuts has confirmed UUP warnings in relation to the state of Northern Ireland’s budget and the failure of Finance Minister Sammy Wilson to recognise the impact of the
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23rd September 09
9/23/2009
Ulster Unionist Party MLA Tom Elliott has emphasised that “the time is not right to devolve policing and justice powers until the Assembly steps up to the mark on other issues”.
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22nd September 09
9/22/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the high visibility operation which has taken place across Northern Ireland to tackle the recent increase in dissident republican activity.
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21st September 09
9/21/2009
David Black, a former DUP Council Election Candidate and senior party figure in Fermanagh, has become the latest individual to defect and join the Ulster Unionists.
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17th September 09
9/17/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has expressed concerns that the Forestry Bill will endow the Forest Service with too much power, while failing to offer adequate protection for ancient woodland.
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14th September 09
9/14/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott has condemned the erection of a monument in Newtownbutler to commemorate IRA Hunger Strikers.
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11th September 09
9/11/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott has called for a review of the closed period for Slurry spreading with a view to reducing it for this year, after weather conditions seriously hampered the ability of local farmers across Northern Ireland to get slurry spr
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4th September 09
9/4/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott has welcomed the news that the Department for Social Development is going to run an Awareness Campaign to inform people of the need to apply for their Winter Fuel Payment. Those eligible for the payment and aged 60-79 will
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3rd September 09
9/3/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott has spoke of his "delight and relief" as milk powder prices soared by 25% to reach their highest price for the year.
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25th August 09
8/25/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA and Jim Nicholson MEP hosted a public meeting in the Silverbirch Hotel, Omagh on Monday 24 August 2009 and such was the interest that the venue was packed with members of the pu
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12th August 09
8/12/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has highlighted his concerns regarding the convicted terrorists and murders that have recently been released from prisons in the Irish Republic and in England who are in many ca
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8th August 09
8/8/2009
Fermanagh & South Tyrone Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott has questioned the recent announcement that the planning service has approved 98% of recent applications for homes in the country.
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8th August 09
8/8/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has said that a report carried out by analysts Allegra Strategies and sponsored by McDonalds once again highlights the need for honest food labelling on British Products. The report, entitled ‘Eating out in the UK 2009’,
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7th August 09
8/7/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has said that the creation of a new grocery ombudsman to oversee the relationship between supermarkets and suppliers would be a "positive step forward".
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5th August 09
8/5/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone Tom Elliott MLA said he has received assurances on a number of issues regarding proposed car parking charges at Craigavon hospital.
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22nd July 09
7/22/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone has condemned a series of bomb hoaxes which occurred in South Tyrone last week and a further attempt by Dissident Republicans to increase tensions and cause inconvenience to local people and the
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20th July 09
7/20/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has expressed his concern at recent adverts appearing in the local and regional newspapers seeking Northern Ireland chemists to supply patients in the Republic.
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20th July 09
7/20/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has said that the continued activity of the 32 County Sovereignty Committee "is a sad day for Fermanagh."
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30th June 09
6/30/2009
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA, Tom Elliott, has told the Minister for Regional Development Conor Murphy that "there is a crying need for additional road spend in the constituency."
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29th June 09
6/29/2009
Ulster Unionist Party MLA, Tom Elliott, has said that Minister Gildernew and her officials must act without delay to tackle Bovine TB if they want to escape further criticism and restore the faith of the farming community.
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23rd June 09
6/23/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has expressed his wholehearted support for the first ever Armed Forces Day on June 27.
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22nd June 09
6/22/2009
Ulster Unionist Assemblyman for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has called for a halt to attacks on homes following incidents in Moygashel over the weekend.
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17th June 09
6/17/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has expressed grave concerns over the chief constable’s plans to phase out the full-time Police Reserve.
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17th June 09
6/17/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly Member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has expressed his concern that renovation and replacement grants have been frozen by NIHE for many householders, due to lack of funding.
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17th June 09
6/17/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has welcomed an Assembly motion which has called on the Executive to ensure that Ex-service pensioners are receiving the required pension for healthy living.
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16th June 09
6/16/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has asked for clarification from the Office of First and Deputy First Minister following what he described as a “worrying” revelation regarding the proposed conflict transformation centre at the Maze site.
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10th June 09
6/10/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has welcomed the success of returning Conservative and Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson in the European election.
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9th June 09
6/9/2009
Ulster Unionist MLAs Tom Elliott, Danny Kennedy, John McCallister and Ken Robinson rolled up their sleeves and got their fingers covered in paint last week to help NICMA, the Childminding Association, launch its bid to create the world’s largest finger pa
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3rd June 09
6/3/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has congratulated the South East Fermanagh Foundation (SEFF) after the victims’ group was honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.
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2nd June 09
6/2/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott, welcomed members of Fermanagh support groups Breast Strokes and Cancer United to Stormont on Tuesday.
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28th May 09
5/28/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott, a member of the Assembly’s OFMDFM Committee, said he is horrified to witness the Department
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26th May 09
5/26/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has said that "David Cameron’s assurances that Sinn Fein will lose their allowances after the next general election should he become Prime Minister is music to my and many other peoples ears.
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20th May 09
5/20/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has welcomed a statement from his party colleague and Minister for Health, Michael McGimpsey, declaring that the work on the new Acute Hospital for the Southwest in Enniskillen is about to move into top gear.
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18th May 09
5/18/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has praised the 40 fire-fighters who effectively extinguished the fire which broke out in the early hours of Saturday morning at Four Ways Hotel in Fivemiletown.
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16th May 09
5/16/2009
Tom Elliott, Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, has expressed his dismay that instead of helping the construction industry during the current crisis the Environment Minister has focused on protecting the Planning Service from any cutbacks a
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5th May 09
5/5/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has welcomed the news that the Competition Commission is undertaking a public consultation concerning their proposal to establish an Ombudsman.
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29th April 09
4/29/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott has expressed his worry about the job situation in Fermanagh and South Tyrone after information he received from the Department of Employment and Learning revealed that the total number of Jobseeker’s Allowance Claimants i
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21st April 09
4/21/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has strongly criticised those political Parties within the Assembly who failed to vote for an Ulster Unionist Party Amendment that would have exempted the Department of Health from current CSR proposals.
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20th April 09
4/20/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has congratulated local firm, Powerscreen International Ltd, Dungannon on being granted Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category.
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20th April 09
4/20/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has called on credit card providers to act immediately and slash current exorbitant interest rates.
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17th April 09
4/17/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has expressed his concern at reports that payment practices at the Department of Agricultural and Rural Development are in the process of being centralised with those of other departments under the umbrella of ’Accou
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15th April 09
4/15/2009
Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson & Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA yesterday met with campaigners from (SEAT) Safe Electricity for Armagh and Tyrone
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9th April 09
4/9/2009
Ulster Unionist Vice chair of the Assembly’s Agriculture committee,Tom Elliott, has once again blasted the leadership of Agriculture Minister, Michelle Gildernew, over the ongoing Crossnacreevy saga, plus questioned how the Department of Finance and
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9th April 09
4/9/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA is deeply concerned at the Government’s decision to impose a further 2p a per litre increase in fuel duty which came into effect on 1 April 2009.
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9th April 09
4/9/2009
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has expressed his dismay upon learning of the scale of the increase in Northern Ireland Water’s connection charge.
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9th April 09
4/9/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has branded as "unhelpful" the reluctance of Planning Service’s policy staff to meet with a delegation of architects and planning agents to discuss a number of concerns regarding the reformulation of the replacement
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8th April 09
4/8/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has expressed his deep concern at figures he received from the Education Minister, Caitriona Ruane, which reveal that 29% of the total number of primary schools in Northern Ireland last year had no male teacher.
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6th April 09
4/6/2009
The Ulster Unionist Party has received a written assurance from the PSNI that they will review the current policy for the granting and retaining Personal Protection Weapon’s (PPW’s).
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2nd April 09
4/2/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has commented on the attendance of Minister Michelle Gildernew at the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development.
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31st March 09
3/31/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has expressed his concern at the recent figures from the ’Statistical Review of Northern Ireland Agriculture 2008’ which revealed that income from agriculture fell by over 5% in 2008.
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31st March 09
3/31/2009
The Ulster Unionist Party’s Agriculture and Rural Development spokesperson, Tom Elliott, has welcomed assurances from Minister Gildernew that positive progress is being made at Little Acre Open Farm in Loughbrickland.
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30th March 09
3/30/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has condemned those behind the ongoing security alert in the Wattlebridge area of Fermanagh and called for anyone with information concerning the incident to make it known to the PSNI.
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27th March 09
3/27/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has welcomed emerging news which suggests that the Western Health & Social Care Trust has decided that Drumhaw residential home in Lisnaskea is to remain open and the Day Care service provision throughout Fermanagh is also
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25th March 09
3/25/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has hit out at Minister for Regional Development Conor Murphy, after discovering that there will be an estimated 24% fall in spending on road structural maintenance this year compared with 200
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24th March 09
3/24/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the announcement by Ofcom of new rules that comes into force in September 2009 which prohibits misleading phone sales practices and the switching of customers to an
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11th March 09
3/11/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has today urged the community to remain calm after recent dissident republican activities.
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10th March 09
3/10/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has hit out at Minister for Education, Caitriona Ruane, after a number of parents of P6 pupils contacted him in anger when they received a letter from the Minister regarding future education provision for their children.
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10th March 09
3/10/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Social Development, Margaret Ritchie MLA last week that this payment of £150 should be made in April 2009 to all eligible household
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8th March 09
3/8/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has described last night’s murderous attack in Antrim as a reminder of the dark days of this province.
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6th March 09
3/6/2009
Ulster Unionist Party Agriculture and Rural Development Spokesman, Tom Elliott, has again reiterated his support for the Conservative Party Honest food campaign, as the row surrounding the Tory calls for food to be labelled by country of origin intensifie
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6th March 09
3/6/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has launched a scathing attack on the makers of a DVD which revealed that the family of former IRA Terrorist, Seamus Woods, knew he was taking part in an attack on the RUC station in the village before the device the IRA
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20th February 09
2/20/2009
Speaking at a Victims Association meeting in Pomeroy Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott took the opportunity to raise his continued concerns over the recent publication of the Eames Bradley report which dominated discussion at the meeting.
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17th February 09
2/17/2009
Ulster Unionist Party MLA, Tom Elliott, has expressed his disappointment after his warning about the tension that queuing for the Farm Modernisation Scheme would create went unheeded.
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10th February 09
2/10/2009
UlsterUnionist Assembly for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the decision by Department of Environment to hold a series of meetings throughout Northern Ireland to give advice and guidance in relation to Draft PPS 21 which sets out ne
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3rd February 09
2/3/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has described his outrage and dismay at the news that the Bloody Sunday Inquiry has spent almost £100 million pounds paying fees issued by solicitors and barristers.
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20th January 09
1/20/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has called for abattoirs across Northern Ireland to create a fair payment system for beef farmers who supply the meat to the companies for processing.
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20th January 09
1/20/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has praised the work of Action for Children NI, stating that the organisation provides a wonderful example of how working to meet the needs of disadvantaged children can have a real impact upon their lives.
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13th January 09
1/13/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has raised his concerns over the alleged damage to fish stock and wild life habitat, as a result of the on going road works on the A4 & A5 roads and it appears nobody will accep
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12th January 09
1/12/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the fact that the organisers of this years Rally Ireland have agreed that the event will begin in Enniskillen on Thursday 29 January 2009 and then other stages will
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6th January 09
1/6/2009
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the announcement by Moy Park Ltd that work has commenced last month on a major upgrading of facilities at the Craigavon site at an estimated cost of £2.5m
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6th January 09
1/6/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has hit out at people he called ‘abusers’ after it was confirmed that the skip facility in Ballinamallard is to be closed.
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5th January 09
1/5/2009
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has reacted angrily to an address made by the Republic of Ireland President Mary McAleese at last nights centenary celebrations held by the Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union in Dublin.
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22nd December 08
12/22/2008
The Ulster Unionist Party has asked the DUP to clarify its position on decommissioning following the discovery of a quantity of semtex at the weekend.
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9th December 08
12/9/2008
Ulster Unionist agricultural spokesperson, Fermanagh & South Tyrone MLA, Tom Elliott MLA has stated that stark lessons and safeguards must be considered to protect the pig industry and indeed the broader agricultural sector in Northern Ireland and offer c
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9th December 08
12/9/2008
Ulster Unionist Party Agriculture Spokesman, Tom Elliott, has called on DARD and Minister Gildernew to tackle the inadequacies plaguing the testing system for Bovine TB.
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2nd December 08
12/2/2008
Ulster Unionist MEP, Jim Nicholson, has said that there needs to me a much more focused approach shown by local agriculture officials if there is to be any chance of the EU re-introducing Dairy Export refunds.
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25th November 08
11/25/2008
On Friday the 28th November at 8pm, the Ulster Unionist Party is holding a European agricultural meeting in the Valley Hotel, Fivemiletown as part of its ongoing public meeting tour of Northern Ireland.
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24th November 08
11/24/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has urged the public, even at this early stage of the project to examine the Preferred Corridor published last week.
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21st November 08
11/21/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott has given a “broad welcome” to proposals brought forward for draft PPS21.
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11th November 08
11/11/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA, Tom Elliott, has criticised the PSNI’s decision to close a further 4 police stations in County Fermanagh .
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7th November 08
11/7/2008
Tom Elliott, the Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, has said that the public need to be aware that while the price of oil from local firms is remaining high it would be wrong to simply blame the distributors for what is an international p
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4th November 08
11/4/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA, Tom Elliott, commenting on the news that police chiefs and senior Ministers from Northern and Southern Ireland are to meet in Enniskillen today, has said that such a meeting was “long overdue”.
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29th October 08
10/29/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has said that the Labour party needs to realise that a sense of Britishness can’t be “sold like some cheap gimmick”, but rather is something that requires mature progression and open engagement with the public.
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28th October 08
10/28/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly Member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA, has stated the Planning Service seem to take no account of the widespread opposition of local residents and elected representatives when granting approval for numerous apartmen
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21st October 08
10/21/2008
Unionist Party MLA, Tom Elliott, has described his shock after figures released by NI Water showed that a potential 165 million litres of water per day is being lost through leakage in Northern Ireland.
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17th October 08
10/17/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has branded a proposal by Northern Ireland Water to reduce their number of offices in the Province from 17 to 5 as a “flawed proposal” based on “flawed assumptions”.
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16th October 08
10/16/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has met with care providers at Stormont to discuss ongoing delays within the check system managed by Access NI.
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13th October 08
10/13/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has reacted angrily to the news that the details of some 1.7million individuals were on an MOD computer hard drive that was recently reported missing.
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13th October 08
10/13/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has criticised those responsible for a security alert in Sion Mills yesterday which left a number of local residents spending the night away from their homes.
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7th October 08
10/7/2008
The Fermanagh Unionist Women’s Association held their Annual Supper Dance in the Unionist Hall, Enniskillen on Friday 3rd October. The event was a phenomenal success, with the hall filled to capacity. Those who attended were treated to their supper follow
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7th October 08
10/7/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone representative, Tom Elliott, has said that he is working closely with the PSNI and Road’s Service as they seek to improve conditions on the Manoo Road near Ederney. Just last week there was a accident in which a driver sustained
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6th October 08
10/6/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has demanded to know why around 100 troops from the 2nd Battalion of the RIR were forced to endure a 5 day journey back to the UK after serving their country in Afghanistan for
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3rd October 08
10/3/2008
Unionist Party MLA, Tom Elliott, has gave a cautious welcome to the news that the Department for Regional Development and Minister Conor Murphy are to appoint a route identification team to look the possible development of the much discussed Southern by-p
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25th September 08
9/25/2008
Responding to news that Junior Ministers Jeffrey Donaldson and Gerry Kelly had flown to New York to accept a joint Peace Dove Award, UUP MLA Tom Elliott said:
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24th September 08
9/24/2008
Unionist Party MLA, Tom Elliott, has described his “delight” following the news that the village of Lisbellaw has been granted a licence for a pharmacy.
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23rd September 08
9/23/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has welcomed action by the PSNI in the village of Ballinamallard after a number of local residents approached him with concerns about ongoing anti-social behaviour.
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19th September 08
9/19/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has congratulated Northern Ireland Health Group on being chosen to construct the new South West Acute Hospital, based on the outskirts of Enniskillen saying it was "a positive step for the people of the South West".
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12th September 08
9/12/2008
Tom Elliott, Unionist Party MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, has welcomed a statement by the Conservative party’s environment spokesman Peter Ainsworth, in which he spoke out against the increasing reliance placed upon imported foods by families across
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15th August 08
8/15/2008
Ulster Unionist Party MLA Tom Elliott has notified the company Diageo, who own the Guinness brand, of possible copyright infringement by Sinn Fein after discovering that a t-shirt for sale on the party’s website used the Guinness logo as a basis for a des
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15th August 08
8/15/2008
Unionist party MLA Tom Elliott has said that some questions need to be asked about the Countryside management after a number of constituents contacted him with concerns about rates of grant paid out.
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14th August 08
8/14/2008
Unionist Party candidate for the upcoming Enniskillen by-election, Basil Johnston, has added his support to that of his party colleague Tom Elliott in calling for a pharmacy license to be issued to the village of Lisbellaw.
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22nd July 08
7/22/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA has said that attacks like the one that took place in the Diamond in Enniskillen over the weekend, which saw a number of people get badly injured, only serve to increase fear and tension within the community.
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22nd July 08
7/22/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott today spoke out after a robbery in Lisnaskea saw the thief trick his way into a home by posing as a doctor.
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17th July 08
7/17/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that businesses must be metered for their water usage in the future if efficient, reliable billing is to become a reality
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17th July 08
7/17/2008
Ulster Unionist Agriculture spokesman, Tom Elliott MLA, commenting on reports that suggest that Dutch farmers are boycotting UK cattle following the detection of TB in a number of British-reared animals, said that such an episode shows the "wide ranging a
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5th July 08
7/5/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has stated his worry about the ever increasing amount of money spent on supply teachers in Northern Ireland each year
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4th July 08
7/4/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has lashed as "woefully inadequate" the funding made available by the Department for Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) to ‘Destination Fermanagh’, County Fermanagh’s tourism strategy, saying that the "paltry" £41,00
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3rd July 08
7/3/2008
Ulster Unionist Councillors and former Councillorsof Fermanagh District Council have said the judgment made today in the High Court in Belfast has confirmed their stance that they have not been guilty of any wrong doing in the appointment of the current C
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3rd July 08
7/3/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has highlighted his concern at the news that since 2005 over €75million has been taken from Single Farm Payments belonging to farmers in Northern Ireland via Voluntary and Compulsory Modulation
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2nd July 08
7/2/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the announcement this week by Health Minister, Michael Mc Gimpsey MLA that the legal age at which young people can buy tobacco products will rise from 16 to 18 from 1 Sept
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25th June 08
6/25/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone Tom Elliott has warned that the aim of wiping out fuel poverty in Northern Ireland by 2010 is doomed.
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17th June 08
6/17/2008
AS the issue of child poverty took centre stage at Stormont today the Ulster Unionist Party voiced their concerns surrounding the issue.
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17th June 08
6/17/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has warned that there has been a steady escalation in dissident violence and that the threat they pose is assessed as real and growing. This follows the latest bomb attack in Ro
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15th June 08
6/15/2008
Ulster Unionist assembly member Tom Elliott has said that today’s incident outside Rosslea in Co Fermanagh has left the Fermanagh community suspicious of the republican movement and their motives.
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6th June 08
6/6/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has hit out at DARD following the mis-calculations that has emerged after figures they released show that the much discussed Crossnacreevy site was not worth the originally estimated £200 million pounds, but only £3-6 milli
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27th May 08
5/27/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the decision of Health Minister; Michael Mc Gimpsey MLA that funding of £450,000 has been made available to Craigavon Area Hospital to improve the chronic shortage
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27th May 08
5/27/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly Member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has questioned the wisdom of introducing Energy Performance Certificates which will cost homeowners additional money at a time when many people cannot get on the property ladder
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21st May 08
5/21/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Tom Elliott has voiced his concerns over the proposed closures of Fivemiletown and Aughnacloy PSNI Stations
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21st May 08
5/21/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has stated producers need to receive a fair price and that more money needs to be passed back down the supply chain to safeguard the poultry sector future in Northern Ireland.
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21st May 08
5/21/2008
Describing a bomb hoax in Fermanagh last night as ‘worrying’ Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Tom Elliott condemned those responsible saying they have no place within Northern Irish society.
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12th May 08
5/12/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has met with a group of Limavady farmers to learn of their concerns regarding the future of the Ballykelly army base and the potential knock-on effect that the withdrawal of the MOD from the site may have on the running o
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12th May 08
5/12/2008
Fermanagh & South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has called on the Stormont Executive to send a clear message to the current Westminster Government that the plight of motorists, industry, haulage industry and consumers that the spiralling costs of energy and fuel
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12th May 08
5/12/2008
Following a tour of the Roe Valley Business Park, Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has been concerned to hear of the potential negative impact of Invest NI’s decision to cease its startup programme grant for small enterprises
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7th May 08
5/7/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has stated his outrage after discovering that 753 physical attacks have taken place on Western Health and Social Care Trust Staff between 1st April 2007 and 2nd April 2008
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7th May 08
5/7/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has welcomed the release of a report into Incapacity Benefits and the attitudes of claimants
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6th May 08
5/6/2008
Ulster Unionist Agriculture and Rural Development spokesman, Tom Elliott, has said that the DOE and DARD must co-operate to produce a "progressive and joined-up alternative" to the current policy regarding on-farm planning
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27th April 08
4/27/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, commenting on a written response to a question to the Agriculture Minister, has said he is concerned that some 8,000 farm businesses may not meet the required storage capacity for slurry following the ending of the Farm N
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23rd April 08
4/23/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has stated his concern at the news of the withdrawal of planning permission for the proposed Devenish Collage site by the Department of Education.
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22nd April 08
4/22/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly Member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has praised Fintec Crushing & Screening Ltd of Tullyvannon, Ballygawley; Dungannon on being one of only three companies in Northern Ireland to be included in the Queen’s Award f
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22nd April 08
4/22/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has hit out at Michelle Gildernew’s "defeatist attitude" towards the Northern Ireland pig industry.
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22nd April 08
4/22/2008
ULSTER Unionist Party MLA’s Tom Elliot, Danny Kennedy and David McNarry met with NIO Minister Paul Goggins today to pursue the case of compensation for Orange Halls which have been subject to ongoing sectarian attack.
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21st April 08
4/21/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has praised the PSNI following a major police operation in Fermanagh.
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21st April 08
4/21/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott today welcomed the visit of British Army Chief Sir Richard Dannett to Northern Ireland to launch a £2 million a year scheme for former Ulster Defence Regiment and Royal Irish Regiment Soldiers.
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9th April 08
4/9/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott had welcomed a decision by Health Minister Michael McGimpsey to increase ambulance cover in the Enniskillen and Omagh areas.
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1st April 08
4/1/2008
On Monday the 31st March, the Fermanagh Ulster Unionist Association held a highly successful AGM in the Unionist Hall, Enniskillen.
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28th March 08
3/28/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has stated his increasing worry about the dramatic job slump in the manufacturing of textiles and textile products across Northern Ireland.
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20th March 08
3/20/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has described that the increasing amount of drug related deaths within the Western Health and Social Services Board area as an "extremely worrying situation."
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20th March 08
3/20/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the announcement by Ofcom to crack down on the mis-selling of mobile phones after the failure of certain companies to abide by a voluntary code of practice in the i
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18th March 08
3/18/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA wishes to highlight the acute shortage of land available in the constituency for future economic development. Invest NI have revealed that their land bank has shrunk and that on
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18th March 08
3/18/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone , Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the announcement by Regional Development Minister, Connor Murphy in the Assembly that following consultation that free bus passes could be available for the over 6
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13th March 08
3/13/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has described the decision taken by Environment Minister Arlene Foster and her department to join the councils of Fermanagh and Omagh as “ludicrous”.
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10th March 08
3/10/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that plans to introduce new licensing arrangements and fees for operating lorries in Northern Ireland is going to put more burden on small businesses.
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6th March 08
3/6/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has said that a further extension to the Farm Nutrient Management Scheme is a must.
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4th March 08
3/4/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has said that the proposals announced by Ofcom last week do not go far enough.
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4th March 08
3/4/2008
The Assembly debated the growing problems experienced by the agricultural sector at the hands of increasing global grain scarcity and prices, the motion tabled by Ulster Unionist members Tom Elliott and George Savage drew support from MLAs across the hous
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26th February 08
2/26/2008
The Ulster Unionist Party in Fermanagh and South Tyrone held their Annual General meeting in the Valley Hotel, Fivemiletown on Monday night. In what was one of the largest turnouts in recent years members from all parts of the constituency gathered to lis
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25th February 08
2/25/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone Tom Elliott MLA has urged those elderly people living on their own in South Tyrone to avail of a new service being provided by Help the Aged known as “Handyvan” which provides and fits a range
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23rd February 08
2/23/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has questioned the credibility of deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness to hold that office following his revelation that he would
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20th February 08
2/20/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has welcomed the official launch of a campaign by Food Promotion Northern Ireland (FPNI) entitled “Good Food is in our nature”. The campaign aims to promote local produce both here and in other countries with a v
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19th February 08
2/19/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has joined the call by freight companies and motorists to the Chancellor, Alistair Darling MP to scrap plans to increase fuel duty by 2p from 1 April 2008.
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17th February 08
2/17/2008
Ulster Unionist spokesman on Agriculture and Rural Development Tom Elliott has welcomed the proposals within the Competition Commission report of the creation of a new Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP) to replace the existing Supermarkets Code of
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12th February 08
2/12/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has said that while he is optimistic about the future design of PPS14, it is still a case of “playing the waiting game” to see what impact the final ruling made by the Environment Minister and her department will
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12th February 08
2/12/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that safe internet browsing for children must be a priority for all parents as ‘predators’ continue to use the ‘net’ as a means of searching for vulnerable young people.
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11th February 08
2/11/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone Tom Elliott MLA has joined in the call that some steps must be taken immediately to halt the spiralling number of road deaths on these two roads.
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11th February 08
2/11/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that his party do not want devolved Policing and Justice Powers at Stormont “any time soon”. He was speaking as Republican calls for the devolution of the powers from Westminster continue to grow.
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6th February 08
2/6/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott says that while he welcomed the debate concerning Education in Fermanagh in the Assembly on Tuesday, real assurances are now needed from Minister Ruane concerning the future of all controlled schools within the county.
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4th February 08
2/4/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that he is “delighted” with the news that Health Minister Michael McGimpsey will raise the issue of pro-anorexia websites with leading internet providers.
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30th January 08
1/30/2008
Following the meetings this week in Fermanagh hosted by the Western Education & Library Board to discuss the pre-consultation document on the future of post-primary education in the County Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said the discussion document i
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30th January 08
1/30/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has described the meeting between traders from Fermanagh towns, including Enniskillen and representatives of Roads Service and National Car Parks (NCP) who are responsible for the parking enforcement measures as useful and
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29th January 08
1/29/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has welcomed the increased spending outlined by the First and deputy First Minister on Victims support, but expressed concern at the on-going ‘brushing aside’ of the definition of what a victim is.
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29th January 08
1/29/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA, Tom Elliott, has stated that the Programme for Government must deliver for the agricultural community if it is to be regarded as a success in the future.
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23rd January 08
1/23/2008
Ulster Unionist Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott today sought assurances that if the First and Deputy First Ministers could not agree on issues that Westminster could not impose them against our will.
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22nd January 08
1/22/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has backed Dungannon & South Tyrone Council in their bid to have additional bus shelters erected in the Borough.
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21st January 08
1/21/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed that the long overdue improvements and extension to Dungannon Leisure Centre are set to commence in March this year.
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21st January 08
1/21/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said it is now time for DARD to respond in a positive manner to the farmers who suffered severe hardship for the mistakes made by the Department regarding the alpha-nortestosterone matter in 2006.
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15th January 08
1/15/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has stated his support for the campaign by the Ulster Cancer Foundation to help tackle the health problems created by smoking.
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11th January 08
1/11/2008
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has said that statistics released showing that family meals help young girls not to turn to life threatening weight-loss measures highlights the continued need for communication within the home.
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6th January 08
1/6/2008
Ulster Unionist Fermanagh & South Tyrone assembly member, Tom Elliott, has said that the jury is still out on how effective the Serious Crime Review Team (SCRT) will be - and called for more funding to be made available for their work.
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6th January 08
1/6/2008
Northern Ireland is awash with doctored diesel, but the government has displayed a distinct lack of political will in dealing the smugglers and
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3rd January 08
1/3/2008
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that any New Years messages from Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew attempting to portray the industry as having more positives than negatives is all "smoke and screens, behind which the true reality is hidden
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2nd January 08
1/2/2008
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has discovered an alarming low level of young people who will attain 18 years of age during the lifetime of the new register that was published on 1 December 2007.
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18th December 07
12/18/2007
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has said that he is astounded as the amount of meat being imported directly into Northern Ireland each year.
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17th December 07
12/17/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott has urged parents to think very carefully before buying their children a Christmas present of quads, scooters or mini motos as they have the real potential to put their lives or th
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17th December 07
12/17/2007
Orange Order County Grand Master Tom Elliott has stated that the Church based Transferors Representative Council, who help govern the controlled schools sector, must get the recognition it deserves in any future arrangements for Education in Northern Irel
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16th December 07
12/16/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has condemned those responsible for causing damage to windows at Fawney Orange Hall and appealed for anyone with information regarding the attack to make it known to the PSNI.
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10th December 07
12/10/2007
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has said that the dramatic fall in milk prices over recent months means that the vast majority of farmers are now in worrying times.
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7th December 07
12/7/2007
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has said that the Draft budget allocation to the Department of Agriculture is going to make 2008 a very hard year for the industry.
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4th December 07
12/4/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said Education Minister Caitriona Ruane’s announcement concerning the future of education in Northern Ireland was made without Executive approval and without proper debate in the Assembly.
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30th November 07
11/30/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott will tell an Ulster Unionist Party meeting in Kilkeel tonight that the 20 Million pounds highlighted in the budget to be invested in ‘New funding arrangements for victims and survivors’ should be good news, if managed prope
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29th November 07
11/29/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott was “delighted” at the decision of the DARD committee to meet in Fermanagh on Thursday following his request to the members.
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29th November 07
11/29/2007
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has welcomed the news that the Departments of Agriculture, Health and Education are to look into how they can work together to promote the use of local food within their facilities.
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27th November 07
11/27/2007
Ulster Unionist Tom Elliott has re-iterated the status of both the Draft Budget and Draft Programme for Government, accused the principal parties of exhibiting signs of control freakery and said that the Coalition system at Stormont was not like any other
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16th November 07
11/16/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has hit out at Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew over the removal of DARD staff and Equipment from Livestock markets.
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16th November 07
11/16/2007
Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has stated his anger at figures revealing that billions of pounds that should be released to farmers across Europe is instead being given to businesses who are not entitled to a penny.
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16th November 07
11/16/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has voiced his concern that DRD Minister, Conor Murphy, has offered nothing new to Fermanagh with regards road infrastructure and finance.
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13th November 07
11/13/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has described the murder attempt on a police officer in Dungannon this evening as cowardly and disgraceful.
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6th November 07
11/6/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly Member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has called on all agencies and communities to come together on the widespread public concern about the high level of crime and anti social behaviour which is currently blighting
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1st November 07
11/1/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that a fire which destroyed Drumartin Orange Hall near Cootehill in County Cavan has left many Protestants both in the area and across the border in Fermanagh feeling very anger and in fear that they are been targe
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1st November 07
11/1/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has again called on the Government to re-examine funding issues surrounding Sinn Fein MP’s after the publication of amounts claimed by the 5 Westminster MP’s including Michelle
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1st November 07
11/1/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has urged the Stormont executive to pass the necessary legislation in Northern Ireland that would introduce similar legislation as came into force in the rest of the UK on 1 Oct
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31st October 07
10/31/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has welcomed the Competition commissions report into the UK market, noting that it highlights the low profits that many processors and primary producers suffer at the hands of retailers.
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31st October 07
10/31/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott today asked Lord Morrow if, in his opinion, Sinn Fein were fit government, after Mr Morrow called on Sinn Fein to ensure that the Army Council was stood down.
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29th October 07
10/29/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA is deeply concerned about the mindless vandalism of some youths who in night of destruction overturned many blue bins, and in one incident set fire to a bin in the Castlecaulfie
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25th October 07
10/25/2007
Local MLA Tom Elliott has stated that the success of Fermanagh areas in this years Supervalu Best kept Towns and Villages awards typifies the sort of community spirit that Fermanagh is famous for.
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25th October 07
10/25/2007
Ulster Unionist Agricultural spokesperson Tom Elliott MLA has called on the Executive that it should now seriously consider the recommendation by the UK’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir David King this week that there was a need for “strong action” to stop
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25th October 07
10/25/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has called on the Minister for Environment to bring forward, without any further delay, a policy to replace PPS14.
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23rd October 07
10/23/2007
Ulster Unionist Agriculture spokesman and Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott today called for the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) to be abolished.
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23rd October 07
10/23/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has stated that the launch of a campaign by ‘Food Promotion Northern Ireland’ is encouraging, but noted that there was a real need for the campaign to gain impetus among all sections of the food industry in Northern Ireland
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18th October 07
10/18/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has stated that the withdrawal of DARD computers and staff from the responsibility for movement recording of cattle must take place at a reasonable pace.
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18th October 07
10/18/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA is pleased to see that work has now commenced on work to provide additional car parking spaces at South Tyrone Hospital, Dungannon.
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18th October 07
10/18/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA is pleased to learn that the last remaining obstacles to the construction of a pedestrian path between Dungannon Park and Milltown, Dungannon have been removed and that the prop
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17th October 07
10/17/2007
Ulster Unionist agriculture and rural development spokesman, Tom Elliott MLA, has tabled a motion to give his assembly colleagues an opportunity to call for the creation of the legislation necessary to bring about the abolition of the Agricultural Wages B
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17th October 07
10/17/2007
Local MLA Tom Elliott has encouraged the controlled education sector in Fermanagh along with members of the public to ensure they respond to the consultation of post-primary education in the county.
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11th October 07
10/11/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone , Tom Elliott MLA has suggested perhaps we should now consider advertising for a new First & Deputy First Ministers after yet another debacle when Ian Paisley and Martin McGuiness failure to
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9th October 07
10/9/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone , Tom Elliott MLA has highlighted the issue that thousands of young mothers throughout rural parts of Northern Ireland are unable to work due to the lack of childcare provision.
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9th October 07
10/9/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA, has commended the work of PSNI officers at the weekend as they recovered drugs, estimated to be worth £20,000 from a house in Enniskillen.
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9th October 07
10/9/2007
The Ulster Unionist Party’s vice chairman of the Assembly’s DARD committee, Tom Elliott MLA, has welcomed the news that the Agriculture Minister is to make information concerning the clinical signs of bluetongue available to farmers by distributing leafle
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9th October 07
10/9/2007
Responding to recent reports regarding comments by Waitrose and their concerns about the power of supermarket rival Tesco, Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has questioned how UK farmers and growers are expected to operate in the face of such a dominant f
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8th October 07
10/8/2007
Local MLA Tom Elliott has stated his continued anger at the “outdated” calculations used to assess farm viability.
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8th October 07
10/8/2007
Today’s news regarding the appointment of a Commissioner for Victims and Survivors has lead Ulster Unionist MLA and member of the OFMDFM Committee Tom Elliott to call into question the need to extend the appointment process.
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6th October 07
10/6/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has welcomed the decision by Chief Electoral Officer for NI that a 120 year old law will be changed very shortly to allow people with learning disabilities to be entitled to vot
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5th October 07
10/5/2007
The decision to expand the Marble Arch Caves European Geopark to incorporate Lough Navar Forest and Castle Caldwell was officially announced today (Friday) receiving a warm welcome from local Ulster Unionist Assemblyman, Tom Elliott, who attended the evnt
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3rd October 07
10/3/2007
Local MLA Tom Elliott has described the need for “immediate” and “sustained” action concerning the beef farming industry following the report issued by the Red Meat Task Force.
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2nd October 07
10/2/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has suggested that the threshold for Stamp Duty on houses should be included in the Review which is being carried out by Sir David Varney. Such a move could significantly help m
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30th September 07
9/30/2007
Ulster Unionist assemblyman Tom Elliott has expressed his dismay as a workplace memorial to the victims of the 1987 Remembrance Day bombing faces demands to be removed.
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28th September 07
9/28/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone this week called for more to be done by the executive in addressing the ongoing problem of child poverty
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25th September 07
9/25/2007
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has stated the worry he has as North Fermanagh continues with no Sergeant in any of its four stations
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25th September 07
9/25/2007
Local MLA Tom Elliott has revealed his anger following the rejection by local retailers of an invite to a meeting with the DARD Committee
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24th September 07
9/24/2007
Local Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has stated that the amount of time some families are having to wait to have their septic tanks cleaned is unnecessary and damages public confidence in Northern Ireland Water (formally the Water Service)
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24th September 07
9/24/2007
Local MLA Tom Elliott has described the shock felt by many throughout Fermanagh following the death of a teenage man in Irvinestown.
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21st September 07
9/21/2007
Ulster Unionist spokesperson on Agriculture and Rural Development, Tom Elliott has called on DARD to have a re-think on the proposed sale of Crossnacreevey.
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18th September 07
9/18/2007
The announcement that the Dentistry service in Northern Ireland is to receive a 6.4 million pounds boost has been greeted with delight by local Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott.
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15th August 07
8/15/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA is alarmed to learn from recent statistics released by Department of Education that 5,577 pupils were suspended in the school year 2005/2006, even more alarming was to discover
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13th August 07
8/13/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has praised the initiative by RNLI, in association with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency of an information evening to promote water safety. The event will be held in the Deven
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8th August 07
8/8/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has received an assurance from Southern Health & Social Care Trust that they will address the chronic shortage of adequate car parking spaces at South Tyrone and Craigavon Area
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7th August 07
8/7/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has criticised British Telecom for imposing an extra charges to customers of £4.50 per quarter if they do not pay by direct debit.
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7th August 07
8/7/2007
The Deputy Chairman of the Assembly agriculture committee Tom Elliott, has welcomed the opportunity offered by the Minister and senior DARD officials to meet with the committee tomorrow (Monday) morning to discuss the Foot and Mouth outbreak in Surrey and
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3rd August 07
8/3/2007
Following the distressing news of a Foot & Mouth outbreak in Surrey Ulster Unionist Agriculture spokesperson Tom Elliott has called on immediate measures to be put in place to protect the Northern Ireland agriculture industry.
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1st August 07
8/1/2007
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has commented on the NISRA report published this week that Northern Ireland is attracting record numbers to come and live in the Province.
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