Party scorecard

Ulster Unionist Party

Doug Beattie · 9 seats (2022)

Moderate unionism, liberal conservative

61
delivery score
5
Backed
4
Partial
2
Mismatch
1
Unknown

Pledge tracker

All 12 pledges

Backed6 pledges
Reform mental health provision with dedicated legislation
HealthBacked

Mental Health Strategy 2021-31 adopted. Mental Capacity Act (NI) commenced 2023. Crisis care services expanded.

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Protect grammar schools and parental choice in education
EducationBacked

Academic selection retained. UUP voted against Alliance abolition motion. Grammar intake stable 2022-2026.

Deliver a clean air strategy and plastic reduction targets
EnvironmentBacked

Clean Air Strategy 2021 adopted. Single-use plastics ban implemented 2023 in line with UK rules.

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Oppose the NI Protocol in its original form
ConstitutionalBacked

UUP consistently voted against Protocol provisions and supported Windsor Framework as an improvement.

Champion NI's place in the United Kingdom
ConstitutionalBacked

UUP consistently maintained unionist position in debate and legislation throughout mandate.

Introduce a stalking protection act for NI
JusticeBacked

Stalking (NI) Act 2022 enacted. Stalking Protection Orders now available.

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Partial4 pledges
Modernise the NI road network with a 10-year plan
InfrastructurePartial

10-year infrastructure plan published 2023. A5 western corridor delayed by legal challenges. A1 upgrade proceeding.

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Deliver NHS reform to reduce agency spend
HealthPartial

Agency spend fell 12% 2023-24 following nursing bursary reinstatement. Full transformation plan published but delayed by budget constraints.

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Expand broadband across rural NI by 2025
InfrastructurePartial

Project Stratum delivered ultrafast broadband to 76,000 rural premises by 2025, but 11% of rural NI remains underserved.

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Protect the fishing industry from post-Brexit disruption
EconomyPartial

NI fishing industry received interim support payments 2022-23. Windsor Framework reduced some paperwork burden. Quota disputes unresolved.

Mismatch1 pledge
Introduce a victims' legacy commission outside the courts
JusticeMismatch

Legacy Act 2023 passed. UUP opposed the conditional immunity provisions as incompatible with ECHR. Judicial review supported by UUP.

Source
Unknown1 pledge
Restore the NI Commissioner for Children's powers
EqualityUnknown

Commissioner remit unchanged. No review published. UUP tabled questions but no legislative progress.

Scoring: Backed = 100 pts, Partial = 50 pts, Mismatch = 0 pts, Unknown = 25 pts. How is this calculated?

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