- Beggs welcomes commencement of Skillsafe01/07/2009Roy Beggs MLA has welcomed the announcement of the Skillsafe Scheme, which will offer assistance in the form of training allowances for apprentices to the manufacturing and engineering industries in East Antrim.
- Beggs tackles minister over local benefits office jobs27/04/2009Ulster Unionist MLA for East Antrim, Mr Roy Beggs, has pressed the DSD Minster and expressed concern over the possible relocation of civil service social security office jobs from Larne, Carrickfergus and Newtownabbey, as a further debate rages over proposals to strip Larne of its DARD office.
- Elected Chair of All Party Group on Community and Voluntary Sector27/04/2009Roy Beggs MLA has been appointed chair of the All Party Assembly Group on the Community and Voluntary Sector and is pictureed with Seamus McAleavey, NICVA Chief Executive and Francis McCandless, Policy Director.
- Beggs lobbies for Retention of Larne DARD Office26/04/2009Ulster Unionist MLA Roy Beggs and Cllr Andy Wilson, have met senior department of Agriculture officials at their Belfast headquarters about the proposal to close the Larne Agricultural Office and has argued for the Crown Buildings site to be included as a DARD Direct office and the retention of the 27 local jobs.


