Question follow-through · 81051
Dance and Music: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that specialist music and dance schools have enough funding to provide funded places for talented children from all socio-economic backgrounds; and if she will make an assessm
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 4 Nov 2025 · 25 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that specialist music and dance schools have enough funding to provide funded places for talented children from all socio-economic backgrounds; and if she will make an assessm
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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4 Nov 2025
Answer published
The government fully supports the arts and the development of a skills pipeline into the creative industries. The department is providing £36.5 million for the Music and Dance Scheme this academic year. Any introduction of multi-year funding agreement...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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