Rob Wilson corrected a written answer on Kids Company: Finance

12 August 2015 · Commons written answer · Cabinet Office

Ms Harriet Harman (Labour, Camberwell and Peckham) asked written question 1061 on 3 June 2015. Mr Rob Wilson answered on 8 June 2015 for the Cabinet Office, and Mr Rob Wilson corrected the answer on 12 August 2015. The same corrected answer was given to questions 1062, 1063, 1064. The correction replaced 10 figures (£0.25m, £1m, £3.52m, £4.265m, £4.35m, £4.48m) with 3 figures (£4 million, £4.265 million, £4.5 million). Altogether 109 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much financial assistance the Government has given to the children's charity Kids Company since its creation.

Original and corrected answer

Struck through: original only. Bold: correction only.

Original	Corrected
The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The ~~table below outlines the~~ funding ~~from~~ 2007 onwards. YEAR \| AMOUNT PAID 2007 / 08 \| £3.52m 2008 / 09 \| £4.35m 2009 / 10 \| £4.48m 2010 / 11 \| £4.66m 2011 / 12 \| £4.85m 2012 / 13 \| £4.69m 2013 / 14 \| £4.5m £1m £0.25m 2014 / 15 \| £4.5m. £1m 2015/16 \| £4.265m \| No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget. Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.	\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The Government has provided funding to Kids Company since at least 2007 at a level of approximately £4 million per year. No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget. In 2014/15 the Government provided a grant of £4.5 million to Kids Company. In 2015/16 the Government provided a grant of £4.265 million. Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.

Original

Corrected

The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The ~~table below outlines the~~ funding ~~from~~ 2007 onwards.
YEAR
| AMOUNT PAID
2007 / 08
| £3.52m
2008 / 09
| £4.35m
2009 / 10
| £4.48m
2010 / 11
| £4.66m
2011 / 12
| £4.85m
2012 / 13
| £4.69m
2013 / 14
| £4.5m
£1m
£0.25m
2014 / 15
| £4.5m.
£1m
2015/16
| £4.265m
|
No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.
Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The Government has provided funding to Kids Company since at least 2007 at a level of approximately £4 million per year.
No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.
In 2014/15 the Government provided a grant of £4.5 million to Kids Company. In 2015/16 the Government provided a grant of £4.265 million.
Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

Receipt

Read from	https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/348378?expandMember=true
Date read	15 October 2026
SHA-256	`56983c719fe730ada31c80706f390920bea51aee9f6def2aa3f023da27022e88`