Committee for Education

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The Committee for Education is a Northern Ireland Assembly committee established to advise, assist and scrutinise the work of the Department of Education and Minister of Education (currently Paul Givan) on matters within his or her responsibility as a minister. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation.^[1]

2022–2027 Assembly[edit]

The committee will meet for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 14 February 2024.

	Member^[2]	Constituency
Alliance	Nick Mathison MLA (Chairperson)	Strangford
Sinn Féin	Pat Sheehan MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	Belfast West
Sinn Féin	Danny Baker MLA	Belfast West
DUP	David Brooks MLA	Belfast East
DUP	Cheryl Brownlee MLA	East Antrim
Ulster Unionist	Robbie Butler MLA	Lagan Valley
SDLP	Cara Hunter MLA	East Londonderry
Sinn Féin	Cathy Mason MLA	South Down
Alliance	Kate Nicholl MLA	Belfast South

References[edit]

^ "Committee for Education". Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

External links[edit]

"Committee for Education". Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016. Official website

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