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Stormont spends three times as much on MLA refreshments as Commons
MLAs have munched through more than a quarter of a million pounds worth of refreshments at committee meetings in the years since the St Andrews Agreement.
By Brendan Hughes
DUP minister Emma Pengelly still has no special adviser
THE DUP's Emma Pengelly still has no special adviser three months after becoming a junior minister.
By Brendan Hughes
Stormont criticised over Spad pay-outs 'secrecy'
STORMONT has been criticised for "secrecy" over publicly funded severance packages worth thousands of pounds awarded to ministers' special advisers.
By Brendan Hughes