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Asked by Bradley ThomasConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 11 November 2025UIN 87538

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) the Music and Dance Scheme and (b) other school funding schemes in the context of current levels of inflation.

Answered by Georgia Gould

​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.

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