On Tuesday 11th January, Giles Watling MP, Member of Parliament for Clacton, spoke with Robin Walker MP, Minister for School Standards at the Department for Education, regarding creative arts funding in schools.
Giles made his plea to the Minister to reinstate the 2019 manifesto pledge to support creative arts in schools.
Following his conversation, Giles commented: "I am pleased to hear that the Minister has plans to revisit the pledge in the near future. We all understand the pressure that Covid has placed on budgets, however, this does not stop us from banging the drums for the incredibly important arts funding needed for our children's development."