A question on #Music #Education tabled by Mr Andrew Snowden on 06-03-2025 has been answered by Catherine McKinnell.

Heading: Music: Education
Question ID: 1782010
UIN: 36182
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-06
Asking Member ID: 5072
Asking Member display name: Mr Andrew Snowden
Asking Member handle: A_J_Snowden
Asking Member Twitter reference: @A_J_Snowden
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help encourage young people to learn to play a musical instrument.
Is named day: false
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Date answered: 2025-03-29
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4125
Answering Member display name: Catherine McKinnell
Answering Member handle: CMcKinnellMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @CMcKinnellMP
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Answer text: This government believes that music is an essential part of the well-rounded and enriching education that every child deserves. That is why music is included in the national curriculum for all students aged 5 to 14 who attend maintained schools.To support...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
Tweeted: true