I think this will be a disaster if it means that children won't get access to even the most basic of recorder lessons, or be able to sit listening to classical music in lessons. My own primary school was extremely basic with a lot of very poor children in bad housing. We were still taught recorder when we were about 7/8. We played in school concerts ( badly I know) along to a teacher playing the piano but it was educational from the perspective of teamwork, learning to focus and practice, and just to experience the joy of making and listening to music, something all children love to do.
We often sat in class being played classical pieces with the teacher asking us to shut our eyes and imagine what was happening.
I can't believe therefore that music can be so off the agenda. Whoever gave MP's that power to decide?
It is so short sighted. I do accept that sometimes you can't fit everything in to a short school day but do hope that some innovative teachers decide otherwise with some music lessons in the lunch hour or provided as after school events, even if its for a low cost.