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AQW 8026/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education

To ask the Minister of Education for an update on his Department’s work on commissioning an independent research project regarding alternative deprivation measures to Free School Meal Entitlement, as per the recommendation contained within A Fair Start report.

Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 4 March 2024

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
4 March 2024
Answer due by
20 March 2024
Answered
12 March 20248 days after tabling
Department
Department of Education
Priority question
No

Answer

University of Ulster (UU) took forward the research project and the key findings were presented to the Fair Start Programme Board on 27th February 2024. The research will be published on the DE website on 21 March 2024.

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