Written questions

Music: Education

Lords · Question HL1073 · Tabled 12 Sep 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 25 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether promoting music education in the national curriculum for primary schools would help diminish pressures on the NHS arising from children’s mental health.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 25 Sep 2024

The government believes that creative subjects like arts, music and drama are important elements of the rounded and enriching education every child deserves to receive. Under this government, the arts and music will no longer be the preserve of a privileg...