Written question asked by Jim McMahon (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 December 2025. It was answered by Georgia Gould (Labour) on Friday, 5 December 2025 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Children: Musical Instruments
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her department holds on musical instrument take up by secondary school children by social class in England.
- Answer
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The information requested is not held centrally.
To support music education, the government has committed £76 million per year grant funding for the Music Hubs programme, including the 2025/26 academic year. The 43 Music Hub partnerships across England offer a range of services, including instrumental music tuition and instrument loans. To widen access to instruments, the government is also investing £25 million in capital funding for musical instruments, equipment and technology across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 academic years.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 94771
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Children Musical instruments
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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