Education

Nick Gibb Excerpts

Tuesday 7th September 2021 Ministerial Corrections

The following is an extract from Education Questions on 6 September 2021.

[Nick Gibb]

We are committed to arts education. The proportion of those who are taking at least one GCSE in an arts subject has remained broadly stable over the past 10 years. We are also committed to very significant funding for arts and music projects, with £620 million over the past three years, including £79 million for the 119 music education hubs and £148 million for the music and dance scheme. We are very committed to the arts and to drama in our schools.

[Official Report, 6 September 2021, Vol. 700, c. 20.]

Letter of correction from the Minister for School Standards, the right hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (Nick Gibb).

An error has been identified in the response I gave to the hon. Member for Lewisham West and Penge (Ellie Reeves).

The correct response should have been:

[Nick Gibb]

We are committed to arts education. The proportion of those who are taking at least one GCSE in an arts subject has remained broadly stable over the past 10 years. We are also committed to very significant funding for arts and music projects, with £620 million over the past five years, including £79 million for the 119 music education hubs and £148 million for the music and dance scheme. We are very committed to the arts and to drama in our schools.