A question on #MusicAndDanceScheme tabled by Jess Brown-Fuller on 24-03-2025 has been answered by Catherine McKinnell.

Heading: Music and Dance Scheme
Question ID: 1787937
UIN: 40941
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-24
Asking Member ID: 5335
Asking Member display name: Jess Brown-Fuller
Asking Member handle: JessBrownFuller
Asking Member Twitter reference: @JessBrownFuller
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will (a) make support for the Music and Dance Scheme permanent and (b) uplift the threshold for that support to £55,000.
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Date answered: 2025-04-01
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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: 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