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AQW 11791/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education

To ask the Minister of Education whether he will provide an uplift in the aggregated schools budget for 2024-25 to ensure schools are resourced to live within their means.

Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 13 May 2024

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Tabled
13 May 2024
Answer due by
16 May 2024
Answered
20 May 20247 days after tabling
Department
Department of Education
Priority question
Yes

Answer

The Executive agreed departments’ opening 2024-25 budgets at the end of April. I am currently finalising my Department’s 2024-25 budget strategy. Schools will be notified of their 2024-25 final opening allocations in due course.

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