To ask the Minister for Employment and Learning whether the reduction of courses available for study at Ulster University provides space for a veterinary school at Coleraine.

My understanding is that space was never an issue with regards to the proposal to establish a veterinary school at Ulster University’s Coleraine campus. The University is preparing a business case to support the establishment of the veterinary school but a complete full draft of the business case has never been submitted to my Department. The key issues are establishing that there is a need for a veterinary school in Northern Ireland and securing the funding for it.