To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on any reports and research (i) completed; and (ii) planned to determine the affordability, suitability and standard of student accommodation provided by higher and further education facilities.

There are no reports or research completed or planned. However, the interim report of the Magee Taskforce (available here: Magee Taskforce interim report | Department for the Economy) does highlight the lack of student accommodation as a key constraint on the expansion of Ulster University’s Magee campus and suggests action from the local council and the university to help address this.