§ Lady HermonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many schools in each Northern Ireland constituency make use of temporary mobile classroom accommodation; and what the forecast average time is for the replacement of this accommodation. [150676]
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§ Jane KennedyThe Department of Education is currently working with the Education and Library Boards and other school authorities to update the information held on the number of temporary classrooms in the school estate. This information will be supplied to you when the results of the survey are available.
There is no average replacement time forecast for temporary accommodation. It is replaced based on the educational need and the resources available. Through the Reinvestment and Reform Initiative, £15 million was made available over the past two years specifically to remove temporary classrooms from 52 schools. Over the next two years, a further £16 million will be made available for this purpose. In addition, over the past four years major capital projects totalling some £650 million have been announced and this investment will also contribute to further reductions in temporary accommodation as these schemes come to fruition in the coming years.