Ministers added that the framework for boosting services, introduced in 2005, set out the standards every child should receive.

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"Prospective students also need to know far more about the academic experience on offer, " he added, declaring that ministers aimed to "transform" the availability of information on courses such as contact time with tutors and future job prospects.

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Mr Trimble added that the two DUP ministers would not be invited to attend the UK-wide British-Irish Ministerial Council, also set up under the agreement.

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