Question follow-through · 22662

Higher Education: Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent steps he has taken to support the expansion of university provision in Derry/Londonderry under the terms of the New Decade, New Approach agreement.

answeredNorthern Ireland Office

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Answering body: Northern Ireland Office
Tabled: 8 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 13 Jan 2025
Answer: 13 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

8 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent steps he has taken to support the expansion of university provision in Derry/Londonderry under the terms of the New Decade, New Approach agreement.
13 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jan 2025
Answer published
As part of our mission-led approach, this Government is committed to working with the Northern Ireland Executive to address regional economic imbalances, including through good university provision in the North West. The Derry & Strabane City and Regi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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