AQW 2856/16-21 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail how many contracts for Home to School Transport from 2014 were awarded to private companies; (ii) whether his Department incurred additional costs as a result.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 12 September 2016
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 12 September 2016
- Answer due by
- 27 September 2016
- Answered
- 26 September 201614 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Education Authority (EA) has advised that the number of contracts for Home to School Transport awarded in the 2014/15 and 2015/16 financial years was as follows:
2014/15 - 306
2015/16 - 184
The EA has confirmed that no additional costs were incurred as a result of using private companies.