§ 14. Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the estimated cost and time scale in which substandard school accommodation will be upgraded. [49031]
§ Mr. WorthingtonThere are 130 major building projects in the top three priority categories of the schools planning list with an estimated capital value of some £550m, and the current backlog of maintenance in schools is estimated at £80m. No timescale can be put on the work programme required to meet these needs—this will be governed by the availability of resources.