Billy Bell
Former UUP MLA for Lagan Valley
Former UUP MLA for Lagan Valley
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I add my voice to the concern expressed in the wording of this timely motion. It is important that parties mark the last sitting day of the Assembly by speaking up for some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged members of our community. I am grateful to Dr Paisley for proposing the motion. It is right and fitting that Members make clear to the policy-makers in Government that they have...
I support the motion. I am aware that the prestigious medical journal ‘The Lancet’ estimated in 2006 that one in every 100 people suffers from Autism Spectrum Disorder. I am also aware that Autism NI has estimated that the problem in Northern Ireland is significantly worse than that figure of one in 100. It is estimated that 4,000 school-age children suffer from ASD, and the Assembly must...
I am not a member of the Preparation for Government Committee, but I recognise the excellent work that it has done over the summer, for which I thank the Committee members. I also thank the Committee staff and other Assembly staff who assisted the Committee. It is an excellent report, and I welcome it. The DUP and Sinn Féin have sat on the PFG Committee throughout the summer under the...
Former UUP MLA for Lagan Valley
Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
Left the Assembly on 30 January 2007 — Dissolved for election
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