AQW 40198/22-27

Mr Nick Mathison
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 10/02/2026
Answered On Date: 18/02/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education whether the right of withdrawal for children from Religious Education will include partial withdrawal for certain topics or lessons within Religious Education.

Answer:

The right of withdrawal from Religious Education (RE) does include partial withdrawal from specific topics or individual lessons.