Ulster Unionist member of the Assembly Health Committee, Alderman Sam Gardiner MLA, has welcomed the unveiling of the new Portadown Health and Care Centre by Party colleague, Health Minister Michael McGimpsey.

Sam Gardiner MLA, said that the Treasury Select Committee criticisms of the regulatory gap in Northern Ireland highlighted a problem the UUP has been warning about for some time.

Ulster Unionist member of the Assembly Health Committee, Sam Gardiner MLA has welcomed a 'significant' fall in the number of firework injuries in recent years.

Ulster Unionist member of the Assembly Health Committee, Sam Gardiner MLA, has welcomed a replacement vaccine to protect children against a greater number of strains of the pneumococcal bacteria.

Sam Gardiner MLA, the Ulster Unionist Assembly Member for Upper Bann, has said that the Department of Health has already taken action to recruit more foster carers and he expected this to continue despite budgetary restrictions.

Sam Gardiner MLA, the Ulster Unionist Assembly Member for Upper Bann, has described the penalties for contractors failing to reinstate roads properly as ';derisory'; and ';a joke.';

Ulster Unionist MLA Sam Gardiner has outlined the need to address obesity in Northern Ireland during an Assembly debate looking at the problem.

Ulster Unionist member of the Assembly health committee, Sam Gardiner MLA, has voiced his support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, saying that ';keeping this devastating disease in the public eye is vital';.

Sam Gardiner MLA, the Ulster Unionist Assembly Member for Upper Bann, has said that the Sinn Fein Roads and Transport (Regional Development) Minister has failed the town of Lurgan by not taking action over the rail level crossing in William Street in the town.

Sam Gardiner MLA, has said that a major offensive against teenage drunkenness must be mounted by the Department of Education.