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Written question asked by Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 16 May 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 May 2006. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 May 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

South Eastern Music Centre

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much funding was made available by the Department for Education to the South Eastern Music Centre in each of the past five years for which figures are available; and what plans he has to increase funding.
Answer

The music service is funded from within the South Eastern Education and Library-Board’s (SEELB) Curriculum Advisory and Support Service (CASS) budget. It is therefore a matter for the SEELB to decide how to distribute their overall funding across the services that they provide.The budget allocated to the music service by the SEELB in each of the last five years was as follows:

Amount (£)
2001-02 942,000
2002-03 856,000
2003-04 800,000
2004-05 790,000
2005-06 600,000

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
72511; 446 c1775W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Music South Eastern Education and Library Board
Link
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