§ 26. Mr. Charles WardleTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the development of integrated education.
§ Dr. MawhinneySince the coming into effect last February of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, a number of schools have approached the Department of Education for advice about integrated status.
The Department of Education has received proposals for the establishment of two new grant-maintained integrated schools and three existing independent integrated schools are also seeking that status. In addition, seven existing grant-aided schools have begun the procedures to achieve either grant-maintained or controlled integrated status.