Question follow-through · 81928

Music and Dance Scheme: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing funding levels for the Music and Dance Scheme; and whether she plans to (a) uplift bursary rates in line with inflation and (b) provide multi-year fundin

answeredDepartment for Education

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Department for Education
Tabled
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
16 Oct 2025
Answer
7 Nov 2025 · 24 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing funding levels for the Music and Dance Scheme; and whether she plans to (a) uplift bursary rates in line with inflation and (b) provide multi-year fundin

  2. 16 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Bedford, to the answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 78882.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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