The UK is determined to make good on commitments to support companies to implement zero-deforestation supply chains, including in respect of palm oil. Through the Amsterdam Declarations and the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020, we are working with businesses and other governments to strengthen governance, promote market-based solutions and put in place incentives, policies and actions that support sustainable production of palm oil alongside forest protection. While we are not proposing to bring forward a ban, we recognise that more remains to be done and will continue to explore opportunities to improve the sustainability of palm oil production.<\/p>
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Music is compulsory in the national curriculum for 5 to 14 year olds. Data from the Omnibus Survey in 2017 reveals that the average amount of teaching time in primary schools was broadly similar to the amount of time spent teaching history and geography. At secondary schools, the data from the school workforce census shows that the proportion of time spent teaching music between 2010 and 2017 has remained broadly stable. In 2010 2.4% of total teaching hours were spent teaching music, compared with 2.3% in 2017. Full details are in the table below.<\/p>
<\/p>
Proportion of total teaching hours spent on music in years 7-13 in state-funded secondary schools per week<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 2011<\/p><\/td> 2012<\/p><\/td> 2013<\/p><\/td> 2014<\/p><\/td> 2015<\/p><\/td> 2016<\/p><\/td> 2017<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.3%<\/p><\/td> 2.3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The network of music education hubs have four core roles, including ensuring that every child aged 5-18 has the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument in whole classes. Data published recently by Arts Council England shows that in 2016-17, 91% of primary schools and 88% of secondary schools worked with their music education hub on at least one of the hubs\u2019 core roles. It also shows that 711,241 pupils in state-funded schools learned to play instruments in lessons for whole classes that were provided or supported by music education hubs.<\/p> <\/p> Academies are not obliged to follow the national curriculum, but they are required to provide a broad and balanced curriculum.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1011251/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Music is compulsory in the national curriculum for 5 to 14 year olds. Data from the Omnibus Survey in 2017 reveals that the average amount of teaching time in primary schools was broadly similar to the amount of time spent teaching history and geography. At secondary schools, the data from the school workforce census shows that the proportion of time spent teaching music between 2010 and 2017 has remained broadly stable. In 2010 2.4% of total teaching hours were spent teaching music, compared with 2.3% in 2017. Full details are in the table below.<\/p> <\/p> Proportion of total teaching hours spent on music in years 7-13 in state-funded secondary schools per week<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 2011<\/p><\/td> 2012<\/p><\/td> 2013<\/p><\/td> 2014<\/p><\/td> 2015<\/p><\/td> 2016<\/p><\/td> 2017<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.4%<\/p><\/td> 2.3%<\/p><\/td> 2.3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The network of music education hubs have four core roles, including ensuring that every child aged 5-18 has the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument in whole classes. Data published recently by Arts Council England shows that in 2016-17, 91% of primary schools and 88% of secondary schools worked with their music education hub on at least one of the hubs\u2019 core roles. It also shows that 711,241 pupils in state-funded schools learned to play instruments in lessons for whole classes that were provided or supported by music education hubs.<\/p> <\/p> Academies are not obliged to follow the national curriculum, but they are required to provide a broad and balanced curriculum.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the teaching of music in academies across all key stages, and particularly in key stage 3.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statistics they published on 28 June, how many (1) families, and (2) children have been affected by the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children in each month since that policy came into effect.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 5 February (HL5370), whether they have applied the Family Test to the policy to provide support to a maximum of two children; and if so, how the potential impacts on families are being taken into account.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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