| Heading: |
Music: Children and Young People |
| Question ID: |
1788603 |
| UIN: |
HL6158 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1782 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Thornton
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| Asking Member handle: |
glenysthornton
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@glenysthornton
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards making music education and the opportunity to learn a musical instrument available for all children and young people. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-10 |
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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: |
This government believes that music is an essential part of the well-rounded and enriching education that every child deserves. That is why music is included in the national curriculum for all maintained schools, for students aged 5 to 14. To support the ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |