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Part of Education – in the House of Commons at on 6 September 2021.

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Photo of Nick Gibb Nick Gibb Minister of State (Education)

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.[This section has been corrected on 7 September 2021, column 2MC — read correction]