AQW 11629/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 07/12/2020
Answered On Date: 22/12/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities whether community spaces such as church halls, community centres, and village halls can be used for private educational purposes, such as for those in further education to sit exams or aptitude tests, or for teaching English to migrants.

Answer:

My Department provides funding to develop, support and maintain a wide range of community owned and run facilities. The Department is not the owner of these facilities and does not seek to dictate or constrain their use. The premises listed in the question are in a variety of ownerships and their use will be determined by a number of factors, including management capacity, the charitable purposes of an organisation and an assessment of risk in line with any conditions of insurance or grant.