Following a press release by Alastair Ross MLA, in which he highlights his own voting attendance record at Stormont, Roy Beggs MLA has reminded him of the old saying "self praise is no praise".

Responding to the closure of the Costcutter store in Larne Town, local MLA Roy Beggs Jnr said:

Local Ulster Unionist MLA Roy Beggs has expressed his concern at the amount of pedestrians using the hard shoulder of the A8 Harbour Highway to walk to and from the new Larne Asda Store at Redlands from the town centre.

Roy Beggs MLA recently took the opportunity to press the First Minister, Peter Robinson MLA, on the work of the British-Irish Council in combating legal highs.

East Antrim UUP MLA Roy Beggs Jnr. has helped ensure that local retail businesses get requested water meters installed on their premises, which in turn will mean a reduction in their water charges each year.

Roy Beggs, UUP MLA for East Antrim and deputy chairman of the Public Accounts Committee has spoken of his disbelief that the North/ South language Body had not filed accounts since 2004, when the issue was examined by the committee.

Ulster Unionist MLA Roy Beggs has expressed grave concern at startling school attendance figures, and called on the Minister to urgently address an issue that "limits educational achievement, future job opportunities and could contribute to cycles of deprivation".

Roy Beggs MLA has this week successfully moved an amendment to the Wildlife and Natural Environment Bill which will ban the practice of Hare Coursing in Northern Ireland.

Ulster Unionist East Antrim MLA Roy Beggs Jnr has condemned racially-motivated attacks on an Indian family and a Filipino family in Whiteabbey on Tuesday.