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AQW 13720/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education

To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department plans to increase green space in Northern Ireland’s school estate.

Asked by John Blair MLA on 24 June 2024

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
24 June 2024
Answer due by
9 July 2024
Answered
9 July 202415 days after tabling
Department
Department of Education
Priority question
No

Answer

The site size required for a school is detailed in the Department’s Building Handbooks. Currently there are no plans to change optimal site sizes to increase green space provision in Northern Ireland’s school estate.

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