AQW 48872/22-27 Written question to the Minister for the Economy
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) whether any reductions in teaching grant or research funding, allocated to Northern Ireland’s universities, are intended to contribute, directly or indirectly, to the funding of the expansion of the Ulster University Magee campus; (ii) any additional funding that has been allocated for the Magee campus, within the current budget period; (iii) whether any existing higher education budgets have been reallocated to support the expansion of the Magee campus; and (iv) any assessment that has been made of the impact of such reallocations on other university campuses and student provision.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 17 June 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 17 June 2026
- Answer due by
- 2 July 2026
- Answered
- 30 June 202613 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for the Economy
- Priority question
- No
Answer
In the absence of an agreed Executive Budget for 2026/27, Departments are working off contingency planning envelopes. Final allocations to Universities can only be made once an agreed budget is in place.