AQW 53419/22-27

Ms Connie Egan
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 30/09/2026
Answered On Date: 08/10/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department annually monitors the costs of tools needed to complete further education qualifications across Northern Ireland, per course.

Answer:

My Department does not annually monitor the costs of tools needed to complete Further Education (FE) qualifications. FE colleges are responsible for their own course provision and associated tools requirements for learners to complete FE qualifications.