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Music and Dance Scheme

Commons · Question 40446 · Tabled 24 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 1 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Sharon Hodgson

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

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 1 Apr 2025

The 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..