AQW 4474/08

Mrs Naomi Long
Alliance Party
East Belfast

Tabled Date: 27/02/2008
Answered On Date: 10/03/2008
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to confirm whether or not he is planning to fund students studying for Masters degrees in Social Work at universities in Great Britain.

Answer:

This Department administers a student incentive scheme to support students domiciled in Northern Ireland to study for the Honours Degree in Social Work here. There are no plans to provide funding for students from Northern Ireland who chose to study for a Masters Degree in Social Work at universities in Great Britain.