| Heading: |
Music and Dance Scheme |
| Question ID: |
1787938 |
| UIN: |
40942 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-24 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5335 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Jess Brown-Fuller
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| Asking Member handle: |
JessBrownFuller
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@JessBrownFuller
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will adjust the means testing methodology for the Music and Dance Scheme to reflect the cost of VAT on fees. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-01 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4125 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Catherine McKinnell
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| Answering Member handle: |
CMcKinnellMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@CMcKinnellMP
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| Answer text: |
For the 2024/25 academic year, the department adjusted the Music and Dance Scheme bursary contribution for families with a relevant income below £45,000 to account for the VAT introduction from January 2025. This methodology will be reviewed for future ye... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |