Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what reports or assessments they have made or received on the quality and quantity of music education at primary level education outside school activities since September 2015; and in each case for which year.

Responses to the Department for Education’s ‘Teacher Voice Omnibus’ Survey (conducted between May and June 2016), indicated that the median average time primary school teachers spent teaching music as a dedicated subject was 30 minutes per week. The amount of provision and support provided by music education hubs to augment this, is set out in annual reports published by Arts Council England. In 2015/16, the latest year for which data has been published, hubs provided or supported 14,866 ensembles and choirs, including 6,887 that are area-based. 342,225 children and young people regularly took part in these, including 34,724 key stage 1 pupils and 174,657 key stage 2 pupils. The 2015/16 report is attached.