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Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire are able to offer high quality music education through (i) the national curriculum and (

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
3 Jul 2025
Target answer date
7 Jul 2025
Answer
11 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire are able to offer high quality music education through (i) the national curriculum and (

  2. 7 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    As part of the government’s Opportunity Mission, the department wants to widen access to music education.Music Hubs continue to play a vital role across England, with grant funding of £76 million for the 2025/26 academic year. This includes nearly £2.2 mi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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