Written questions

Dance and Music: Education

Commons · Question 81051 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 4 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that specialist music and dance schools have enough funding to provide funded places for talented children from all socio-economic backgrounds; and if she will make an assessm

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 4 Nov 2025

​​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. ​Any introduction of multi-year funding agreement...