Lords debates music education

Debate

Baroness Fleet (Conservative), Director and Trustee, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music put forward the debate.

This was a general debate. During debates, members put their experience to good use to discuss current issues and draw the government's attention to concerns.    

Members speaking   

Members speaking in the debate included:

• Lord Berkeley of Knighton (Crossbench), Composer, and Trustee at Mid Wales Music Trust
• Lord Black of Brentford (Conservative), Chairman of the Royal College of Music
• Lord German (Liberal Democrats), Former Head of Music at several secondary schools
• Baroness Wilcox of Newport (Labour), Trustee and Chair of the Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre.

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative), Parliamentary Under-Secretary, at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, responded on behalf of the government. 

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