AQW 39544/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Finance
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 37560/22-27, to detail (i) the value of capital receipts received by the Department of Education; and (ii) the value of any capital receipts returned by the Department of Education, in the last financial year.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 2 February 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 2 February 2026
- Answer due by
- 17 February 2026
- Answered
- 16 February 202614 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Finance
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The amount of capital receipts received by the Department of Education in 2024-25 and 2025-26 year to date is set out in the table below.
| 2024-25 Final Outturn | 2025-26 to January | |||
| Capital Receipts (£’000s) | 2,506 | 1,637 | ||
2025-26 to January is taken from DE’s January (R10) Outturn and Forecast Outturn return submitted to the Department of Finance on 9 February 2026.
In 2024-25 and 2025-26 the Department of Education did not surrender any capital receipts for reallocation by the Executive.