A question on #MusicAndDanceScheme tabled by Mrs Sharon Hodgson on 24-03-2025 has been answered by Catherine McKinnell.

Heading: Music and Dance Scheme
Question ID: 1787656
UIN: 40446
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-24
Asking Member ID: 1521
Asking Member display name: Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Asking Member handle: SharonHodgsonMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @SharonHodgsonMP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to provide financial assistance mirroring arrangements for schools via the Music and Dance Scheme to cover the cost of changes to (a) employer National Insurance contributions and (b) the
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Date answered: 2025-04-01
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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: The Music and Dance Scheme grant funding of both private schools and Centres for Advanced Training relates to financing places via means-tested bursaries only and is not intended as direct funding to meet wider employment costs..
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
Tweeted: true