Question reference: S6W-01629
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 20 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 July 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether its commitment to provide £7 million for school music lessons to be given for free to school children will be guaranteed beyond the school year 2021-22.
Answer
The agreement announced recently between the Scottish Government and COSLA will see the Scottish Government provide funding in the 2021-22 academic year to allow current levels of provision in local authorities to be sustained at no cost to families.
The Scottish Government is committed to working with local authorities to establish a sustainable approach to the service and to funding for future years.