Question follow-through · 35193

Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of continued funding of the Music Hub programme.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body: Department for Education
Tabled: 3 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 5 Mar 2025
Answer: 11 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

3 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of continued funding of the Music Hub programme.
5 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Mar 2025
Answer published
Music Hubs play a crucial role in providing music education both within the school curriculum and beyond. The government currently allocates £79 million annually to support the Music Hub programme, including funding for the 2024/25 academic year. The depa...

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