OUR 5 POINT PLAN FOR NORTHERN IRELAND REAL ACTION ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO YOU ASSEMBLY ELECTION MANIFESTO 2022 MANIFESTO 2022 Who What we are…. we seek…. The DUP is the party The DUP wants to for the people whose contribute to make identity is focused on Northern Ireland a place their Northern Ireland of peace, stability and heritage and our place prosperity. We want to in the United Kingdom. ensure that the people For over 50 years we in every district and have been the party community benefit for Northern Ireland and see their standard and have earned the of living improve and reputation to be the their way of life become people’s party by virtue more enjoyable. We of our work in and want to normalise for the community. our institutions and The DUP takes its political arrangements position, democratically to demonstrate that bestowed on it, to democratic standards make Northern Ireland apply and fairness and the best region in the equality of opportunity United Kingdom. is the right of all. We will strive to make Northern Ireland the most prosperous part of the United Kingdom. PAGE 2 MANIFESTO 2022 Contents Introduction 4 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Our 5-point Plan for Northern Ireland 6 ................................................................................................................................................................. Achievements in Government 8 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... Our Plan To Fix the NHS 14 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... Our Plan To Grow the Economy 22 ............................................................................................................................................................................... Our Plan To Help Working Families 26 ..................................................................................................................................................................... Time To Remove the NI Protocol 28 .............................................................................................................................................................................. Protecting Life 29 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Our Plan To Keep our Schools World-Class 30 .............................................................................................................................................. Delivering for our Agri-Food Sector 35 .................................................................................................................................................................... Delivering a Cleaner Environment 37 ...................................................................................................................................................................... Strengthening and Promoting NI 40 .......................................................................................................................................................................... Fixing Government 41 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Strengthening Our Communities 43 .......................................................................................................................................................................... A Safer Northern Ireland 44 ................................................................................................................................................................................................... World Class Infrastructure 49 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... Delivering change for people with disabilities 53 ..................................................................................................................................... Valuing our Older People 55 .................................................................................................................................................................................................. Sport for the Future 58 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... PAGE 3 MANIFESTO 2022 Introduction We all know Northern Ireland is That is why this election is so important. a great place to live, work and Your vote will decide whether Northern raise a family. Ireland’s future is one focused on fixing But it can be even better. We have a bright our health system, tackling the cost of future to look forward to, because those living crisis and replacing the Protocol or who came before us believed in Northern focused on a divisive Border Poll. Ireland and in the Union. The DUP is the only party that can stop Sinn Northern Ireland’s strong place in the Union Fein’s border poll plans. has created jobs, improved our standard of A first preference vote for any party other living and given us the NHS. than the DUP will not unite and strengthen Over the last five years, with your support, the unionist cause, but will help Sinn Fein the DUP has fought for and delivered more deliver their border poll plan. for health services, greater investment in On May 5th your vote will make the infrastructure, more jobs and education. difference. Let’s work together and focus on As we come out of COVID, and post Brexit the issues that matter to all of us. there is much to be done to ensure, as a Support your local DUP candidates and people, we come through stronger, more then transfer to other Pro-Union candidates. prosperous and more unified. Let’s work together to focus on the issues In this election campaign the DUP has that matter to you and help me move launched a five-point plan to build a Northern Ireland in the right direction. better future for Northern Ireland within the Union, by fixing our National Health Service and investing £1 billion more in Jeffrey it, growing our economy and creating 20,000 jobs in the next 5 years, helping Rt Hon Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP working families by delivering 30 hours Leader free childcare per week and tackling the cost of living crisis, keeping our schools world-class, and working to remove the Irish Sea border. Sinn Fein wants to win this election to implement their long-held plan for a border poll. If Sinn Fein wins the most seats on Thursday 5th May, they will push for a border poll, which means Northern Ireland will face months and years of arguing and fighting, rather than fixing our health service and focusing on rebuilding and growing our economy. Now is not the time for more division and uncertainty. PAGE 4 MANIFESTO 2022 PAGE 5 OUR POINT 5 PLAN FOR NORTHERN IRELAND Fix the NHS 3 Investing an extra £1 billion to cut waiting lists using a partnership with the independent sector 3 Deliver an additional 750,000 hospital assessments and procedures 3 Train more GPs per year 3 Reward staff and end dependence on overpriced agency sector 3 Introduce a social care cap 3 Implement Bengoa reforms for a better health service Grow the economy 3 Support 20,000 jobs in the next 5 years 3 Create higher paid jobs in AgriTech, Life and Health Sciences and Advanced Manufacturing 3 Create 5000 new tech jobs 3 Make NI 100% fibre broadband 3 Deliver a modern career service in schools 3 Expand our apprenticeship programme 3 Make tourism a £2 billion industry Keep our schools world-class 3 Fair funding model for all schools 3 Build more new schools in the next 5 years 3 Modernise curriculum for the 21st century workplace 3 Widen access to breakfast and homework clubs 3 A cap on school uniform costs 3 Restructure special educational needs services Remove the NI Protocol 3 The Protocol must be replaced by arrangements that restore our place within the UK internal market 3 Any new arrangements must be able to command the support of Help working Unionists as well as Nationalists 3 We will judge any new families arrangements against our 7 tests to determine whether they respect NI’s 3 Deliver 30 hours free childcare per position as part week of the UK 3 Fair access to pre-school places 3 Financially support hard-pressed families with an Energy Support Payment 3 Deliver Energy Efficiency schemes to support better-insulated homes 3 Support calls for a Windfall Tax on energy firms 3 Make going green affordable to homes in NI Scan here with your smartphone to find out more MANIFESTO 2022 In Government Over the last number of years DUP 3 Appointment of a new Victims Ministers have been working Commissioner, and support of to deliver on the policies and approximately £15m annually for victims. priorities that matter to the people 3 The formation of the High Street Task of Northern Ireland. Our Ministers Force to regenerate town and city centres. have made a significant contribution Economy in shaping the work of the wider Executive as well as leading their respective Departments. The impact of The DUP, through its Ministers, has the Covid-19 pandemic has necessarily delivered a number of key economic altered and impacted the work of objectives. Even during one of the darkest Ministers and their policy objectives. economic periods in our recent history, over 3300 new jobs were created, Northern The Executive Office Ireland cemented itself as a global leader in sectors such as cyber security and In addition to the work of leading the fintech, Belfast was named as one of the Executive and representing Northern world’s leading tech cities and the local Ireland DUP First Ministers and Junior economy recovered quicker than any other Ministers have worked to secure: - region of the UK. 3 The appointment of a Mental Health While there is much more to do we have Champion for Northern Ireland. made progress in a number of areas: - 3 The launch of Historical Institutional 3 Provided over £600m in financial Abuse Redress Board, with payments support during the COVID pandemic already made to thousands of victims. to businesses across Northern Ireland through more than 50 bespoke 3 A new commissioner appointed for schemes including small and micro Institutional Childhood Abuse. businesses, hospitality, supply 3 Commencing implementation of Mother chain businesses and the newly self and Baby Homes report employed. The DUP also increased the 3 The Urban Village programme level of funding available for student hardship and delivered a £500 Covid regenerating communities. Disruption Payment to all students 3 Funding for Tackling Paramilitarism studying in Northern Ireland. programmes. 3 Delivered 80 Assured Skills Academies 3 A New medical school in Londonderry. with companies including PwC, 3 Commencement on work on a Violence Microsoft, Deloitte, KPMG and ASOS. Against Women and Girls Strategy. 3 Secured £286.8m for the roll out of 3 The Minority Ethnic Development Fund the Economic Recovery Action Plan (MEDF). including delivering the £140m High Street Scheme, providing over 1.4m 3 The signing of the £1 billion Belfast people with a pre paid £100 card to Region City Deal. help inject an economic stimulus to our 3 The Troubles Permanent Disablement High Streets and re-orientate people Payment Scheme. back to the High Street and away from online shopping trends. PAGE 8 MANIFESTO 2022 3 Secured funding for the Tourism complete, will make Northern Ireland the Recovery Action Plan; and best-connected country in the world. COVID response agreed with key 3 Initiated key reviews of Agri-Food, stakeholders across our tourism and Careers Services and Invest NI. hospitality industry. 3 Secured widespread support for a 3 Delivered key legislation such as the new 10X Economic Vision, including Parental Bereavement and Pay Bill to supporting strategies such as Skills ensure working parents will be entitled for 10X, Trade and Investment for to statutory paid leave following the a 10X Economy and the Review of death of a child, stillbirth or miscarriage Careers Services. and amended legislation to protect holiday entitlements for workers 3 Delivered 100 bursaries to allow furloughed during the lockdown. students to undertake masters degrees as part of our plan to mark Northern 3 Launched the ‘Embrace a Giant Spirit’ Ireland’s Centenary and invested over campaign to promote Northern Ireland £98m in the FE sector over the past as a leading tourist destination. three years. 3 Delivering Project Stratum, Northern 3 Delivered the Northern Ireland Ireland biggest infrastructure project Domestic Aviation Scheme; a vital with over £165m investment in intervention to secure Northern hyperfast broadband as a direct result Ireland’s air connectivity during the of the DUP / Conservative Confidence global pandemic. and Supply Deal. This project, when PAGE 9 MANIFESTO 2022 3 Led the first ever ‘Northern Ireland Day’ Education at World Expo in Dubai, showcasing why Northern Ireland is such a great place to The DUP, through its Ministers, has live, work, visit and invest. delivered a number of key education 3 Launched ‘Path to Net Zero’ Energy objectives. While progress has been made Strategy and 22 point Action Plan for we recognise there is much more to do. implementing it. This strategy will help 3 The DUP has increased the number reduce our reliance on importing fossil of Nurture Units in Northern Ireland fuels and create hundreds of new jobs over the last mandate by 100% with as Northern Ireland establishes itself as the number now standing at 62. a global leader in hydrogen technology These units support some of our most and clean energy. vulnerable pupils. 3 Delivering upon City and Growth 3 We supported schools during COVID-19 Deals; over £1.3 billion of funding with an additional £149m of funding for innovative and exciting projects 3 Our DUP Ministers have increased delivered in collaboration with National funding for some of our most vulnerable and Local Government. members of society with spend on 3 Secured the future of HMS Caroline children with Special Educational Needs so this key part of our maritime history rising by 77% during this mandate. stays in Belfast. PAGE 10