Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to continue the grant to the Choir Schools Association in the next academic year.
The department will announce future funding for the Music and Dance Scheme for the 2025/26 academic year following the conclusion of the Spending Review in the spring. This includes consideration of the grant to the Choir Schools Association for the Choir Schools Scholarship Scheme.
The department has provided a grant of over £216,000 per year for the Choir Schools Scholarship Scheme between 2010 and 2025.