AQW 24098/22-27

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 10/03/2025
Answered On Date: 14/03/2025
Priority Written: Yes

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) when the policy on the School Enhancement Programme was changed; and (ii) the rationale for this decision, given the money that the Education Authority may have already spent on consultancy and architecture fees.

Answer:

There has been no change to the policy regarding the School Enhancement Programme (SEP). Funding continues to be available to progress SEP projects through the design stages to pre-tender. A decision to release projects to tender for a contractor will be taken on a case-by-case basis, dependent on budget availability at that time. I will continue to make the case for additional funding for education through the Executive.