AQW 12651/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 12455/22-27, to detail all inescapable pressure bids he made to the Minister of Finance ahead of the Budget 2024-25.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 29 May 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Priority
- Tabled
- 29 May 2024
- Answer due by
- 3 June 2024
- Answered
- 31 May 20242 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- Yes
Answer
My Department included the following inescapable pressures in its bids to the Minister of Finance ahead of Budget 2024-25 considerations.
| Inescapable Bids | £m |
| Block Grant – SEN | 132.02 |
| ASB | 324.52 |
| Block Grant - Non SEN | 110.98 |
| EA Pay and Grading review | 171.00 |
| Maintenance (including Special Schools, RaAC Surveys & Wall Ties issues) | 31.13 |
| EA Youth | 2.54 |
| Departmental | 3.62 |
| Pre-School Education Programme – Non-statutory providers | 1.03 |
| Shared Education – Mainstreaming Shared Education Pupil Engagement | 0.40 |
The Minister of Finance was subsequently advised that the estimate for the EA Pay and Grading had increased to c£180m.