Written question asked by Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 June 2006.

Schools: Armagh

Question: What is the proposed location of the secondary integrated school at Armagh; whether this location has been approved; and whether the selection of this location has been the subject of an equality impact assessment.

Answer: The location for the new school for Armagh Integrated College is the Keady Road, Armagh, approximately one mile from the city centre. The Department of Education wrote to the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education on 10 February 2006 advising it that the department was satisfied of the suitability of the site for the future development of the school. The council has advised that it has received planning approval for phase one of the development and has recently lodged a planning application for the longer-term development of the site. The suitability of this location was subject to a site feasibility assessment prepared by the department. An equality impact assessment was not undertaken, as this is not considered relevant to the site approval process.

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