A question on #CardiffUniversity #Music tabled by Lord Watson of Invergowrie on 04-03-2025 has been answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern.

Heading: Cardiff University: Music
Question ID: 1781266
UIN: HL5486
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-03-04
Asking Member ID: 1241
Asking Member display name: Lord Watson of Invergowrie
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on English students from under-represented backgrounds of the planned closure by Cardiff University of its School of Music.
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Date answered: 2025-04-01
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Answering Member ID: 269
Answering Member display name: Baroness Smith of Malvern
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Baroness Smith of Malvern
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Answer text: This government believes that access to higher education should be based on ability and attainment, not background.As education is a devolved matter, impacts following the closure of provision at a Welsh university are a matter for the Welsh government.
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
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