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Arts: Higher Education

Commons · Question 49674 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 13 May 2025

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department plans to provide for (a) dance, (b) drama, (c) music and (d) musical theatre higher education courses in each of the next three years.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 13 May 2025

The department is determined that the higher education (HE) funding system should deliver for our economy, for universities and for students. The HE sector needs a secure financial footing, which is why, after seven years of frozen fee caps under the prev...