| Heading: |
Music and Dance Scheme |
| Question ID: |
1787507 |
| UIN: |
HL6037 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-24 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3391 |
| Asking Member display name: |
The Earl of Clancarty
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
The Earl of Clancarty
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to increase the £45,000 threshold of combined household income per family as part of the support package for the Music and Dance Scheme; and whether they plan to make that support package permanent. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-08 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| 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: |
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 |