Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of short notice funding decisions on Music and Dance Scheme schools’ ability to plan for future cohorts of students.

The department has already committed to a continuation of the Music and Dance Scheme.

The department has been considering multi-year funding for the scheme to support future planning by all the providers, including the eight private schools. Further announcements will be made shortly.