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Wera Hobhouse Excerpts
Thursday 16th January 2025

(2 days, 7 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Bryant Portrait Chris Bryant
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Yes, I congratulate the church. I know that lots of people are interested in the future of the fund. The best way of describing how the Department is approaching that is to quote a hymn:

“God is working this purpose out,

As year succeeds to year…

Nearer and nearer draws the time,

The time that shall surely be”

when we announce.

Wera Hobhouse Portrait Wera  Hobhouse  (Bath) (LD)
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T2.   The last Conservative Government left music education in a dire state. In Bath, the Orchestra of Everything Foundation is working against that tide with great success as 70% of the children it reaches take up a second instrument. What will the Government do to improve music education?