§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the costs were of(a) setting up and (b) maintaining in each year since establishment the (i) Omagh and (ii) Armagh campuses of Queen's University Belfast. [175214]
§ Mr. GardinerQueen's University Belfast, like all other UK universities, is an autonomous institution entirely responsible for its own policies and procedures, including decisions relating to the establishment of outreach campuses in Northern Ireland. The costs of setting up and maintaining the campus at Armagh is a matter internal to Queen's University and I am not able to provide details of these costs.
Queen's University does not have a physical campus at Omagh. However, Queen's and Omagh College have, for many years, collaborated to provide a range of joint academic awards in the Omagh region.