Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 82566

Music and Dance Scheme: Finance

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025

Question

Alison Bennett

Liberal DemocratMid Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on (a) increasing funding for the Music and Dance Scheme and (b) committing to a multiple-year settlement.

Answer

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.Funding beyond the current academic year, including an...

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