To ask the Minister of Education where the new build for Abbey Community College will be built; and for an estimated time period for this work to be completed.

The location of the school will be a matter for consideration in the economic appraisal that will be prepared for the capital project.

In my Statement of 24 June I said that different projects will progress at different speeds and given the likely timescales required to complete the economic appraisal, design and procurement processes, significant spend is unlikely before financial year 2016/2017. Progression of this project to construction stage is also dependent on the availability of capital budget however the school should have a valid expectation that construction will follow within a reasonable timescale.