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Written question asked by Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party) on Friday, 26 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 June 2026. It was answered by Georgia Gould (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Music: Education

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the findings of the Demos report entitled Facing the Music in relation to music education funding.

Answer

Education is a devolved matter, and this relates to England only.

The department believes that music is an essential part of the well-rounded and enriching education every child deserves.

We continue to invest £76 million per year revenue grant funding for the Music Hubs network to improve equity of access to music education in schools, including for academic year 2026/27. We also continue to invest £25 million capital funding for musical instruments, equipment and technology, and £2 million to support the Music Opportunities Pilot over a 4-year period to academic year 2027/28 to improve access to extra-curricular vocal and instrumental lessons.

We will establish the new National Centre for Music and Arts Education later this year to support teacher development, investing up to £13 million over three years.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
13568
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Education Music Finance
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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