Extract from Commons debate on the Queen's Speech - Jan 14
Wednesday, 15 January 2020 07:44
The Secretary of State for Education (Gavin Williamson):...We have
made great strides with the more rigorous academic programmes of
study, but we know that the arts are vital in helping young people
learn creative skills and widen their horizons. We also know that
the creative industries play an important role in the United
Kingdom economy. For those reasons, we will offer an arts premium
to secondary schools to fund activities from 2021. We will also
continue to fund Music education hubs...Request free trial
The Secretary of State for Education ():...We have made great
strides with the more rigorous academic programmes of study, but we
know that the arts are vital in helping young people learn creative
skills and widen their horizons. We also know that the creative
industries play an important role in the United Kingdom economy.
For those reasons, we will offer an arts premium to secondary
schools to fund activities from 2021. We will also continue to fund
Music education hubs next year, with an extra £80 million...
...No less important than people’s homes are the communities
they live in. We are committed to keeping our town centres vibrant.
We are changing the business rate system to give small retailers a
bigger discount on their rates, as well as extending the discount
to cinemas and Music venues, and, importantly,
introducing additional discounts to pubs. We will conduct a
fundamental review of business rates and we will increase the
frequency of business rates revaluations...
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