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Music and Dance Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to amend the budget of the Music and Dance Scheme after January 2025.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body: Department for Education
Tabled: 30 Aug 2024
Target answer date: 3 Sept 2024
Answer: 9 Sept 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

30 Aug 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to amend the budget of the Music and Dance Scheme after January 2025.
3 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2024
Answer published
The government is committed to supporting specialist education in the creative sector, including the Music and Dance Scheme (MDS). This remains an important programme for giving opportunities for young people, allowing them access to specialist training a...

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