Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 40446
Music and Dance Scheme
Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 1 April 2025
Question
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Labour — Washington and Gateshead South
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to provide financial assistance mirroring arrangements for schools via the Music and Dance Scheme to cover the cost of changes to (a) employer National Insurance contributions and (b) the
Answer
Catherine McKinnellThe Music and Dance Scheme grant funding of both private schools and Centres for Advanced Training relates to financing places via means-tested bursaries only and is not intended as direct funding to meet wider employment costs..