To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the proposed new build projects for (i) Hunterhouse College; (ii) Malone Integrated College; and (iii) St Joseph’s College, Belfast, as announced under the Major Capital Programme in March 2022.

In my Statement to the Assembly on 12 February I advised that seven of the projects announced under the Major Capital Programme in March 2022 would be restarted and would progress in planning. Hunterhouse College was not one of the seven projects and thus this project remains paused at this time.

Malone Integrated College was one of the seven projects and procurement of an Integrated Consultant Team to undertake initial technical feasibility studies will now be progressed.

St Joseph's College was not included in the seven projects and therefore also remains paused at this time.

For the twenty-one remaining projects on the March 2022 announced list I have confirmed that all of these projects will be kept under review and should additional capital funding be made available progression of these projects will be further considered.