Question follow-through · 105120

Music and Dance Scheme: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the Music and Dance Scheme; and whether she plans to announce a multiple-year settlement.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
14 Jan 2026
Answer
20 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the Music and Dance Scheme; and whether she plans to announce a multiple-year settlement.

  2. 14 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member for North Cornwall to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78608.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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