Mr Farry turned to the wider picture of the teacher training system, and Stranmillis's counterpart in the Catholic sector, St Mary's University College.

BBC: Northern Ireland Assembly

Questions to the minister were dominated by issues around St Mary's University College, Belfast.

BBC: Question Time - Employment and Learning, and Enterprise

The SDLP's Pat Ramsey was concerned that the minister might be deploying "social engineering" to achieve his aims regarding both Stranmillis and St Mary's University College, the Belfast-based Catholic teacher training college.

BBC: Employment and learning committee