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Asked by Nick

AQW 7927/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education

To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the June 2023 UN Committee on the Rights of the Child recommendation that the NI Executive end academic selection.

Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 1 March 2024

  • Answered
  • Written
  • After due date
Tabled
1 March 2024
Answer due by
19 March 2024
Answered
22 March 202421 days after tabling
Department
Department of Education
Priority question
No

Answer

I note the committee’s recommendation and believe decisions on this matter should be for people in Northern Ireland.

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