Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 111333

Music and Dance Scheme: Finance

Tabled: 5 February 2026
Answered: 12 February 2026

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal DemocratHarpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to provide long-term funding for schools supported by the Music and Dance Scheme.

Answer

Georgia Gould
The government is committed to revitalising arts education. This includes £36.5 million for the Music and Dance Scheme this academic year, with £32.5 million allocated for the approximately 900 students attending schools and £4 million for the approximate...

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