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Question for Department for Culture, Media and Sport

UIN 901516, tabled on 21 November 2024

Question

Jack Abbott
Labour
Ipswich
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support young people to access the arts.

Answer

Chris Bryant
Labour
Rhondda and Ogmore
Commons

Answered on

28 November 2024

Improving access to arts is a priority of this Government, and links to our mission to extend opportunities for children and young people.

DCMS is ensuring that its sectors are engaged in the Department for Education’s expert-led, independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, which will seek to deliver a broader curriculum so that children and young people do not miss out on subjects such as music, arts and drama.

We’ve announced a National Youth Strategy, which will be co-produced together with young people and the youth sector and will prioritise delivering better coordinated youth services and policy at a local, regional and national level.

DCMS also announced £3 million of funding at Autumn Budget to expand the Creative Careers Programme, which will give children the opportunity to learn more about creative career routes.

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