Wendy Morton corrected a written answer on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Stonewall

17 November 2021 · Commons written answer · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tim Loughton (Conservative, East Worthing and Shoreham) asked written question 72342 on 9 November 2021. Wendy Morton answered on 17 November 2021 for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Wendy Morton corrected the answer on 17 November 2021. The corrected text adds the figures £111,638, £134,943, £143,457, £15,000, £15,426, £161,892.55, which the original did not give. Altogether 197 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2021 to Question 67045 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Stonewall, if she will provide details of all funding from her Department to Stonewall in each of the past five years with a breakdown of how much was allocated to each project; and what assessment she has made of the consistency of her Answer to Question 67045 and the funding from her Department recorded in Stonewall’s Trustees' Report And Financial Statements accounts.

Original and corrected answer

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As noted in the response provided on 8 November the FCDO works closely with a range of civil society organisations, including Stonewall, to defend the human rights of LGBT+ people around the world. Stonewall is a world leading organisation supporting for the protection and promotion of the human rights of LGBT+ people. The UK and Argentina currently co-chair the Equal Rights Coalition alongside Stonewall as one of three civil society co-chairs. The Equal Rights Coalition, an international grouping of 42 countries and over 120 civil society organisations committed to advancing LGBT+ rights around the world.	As noted in the response provided on 8 November the FCDO works closely with a range of civil society organisations, including Stonewall, to defend the human rights of LGBT+ people around the world. Stonewall is a world leading organisation supporting for the protection and promotion of the human rights of LGBT+ people. The UK and Argentina currently co-chair the Equal Rights Coalition alongside Stonewall as one of three civil society co-chairs. The Equal Rights Coalition, an international grouping of 42 countries and over 120 civil society organisations committed to advancing LGBT+ rights around the world. The following is a detailed breakdown of funding provided to Stonewall since 2018. This is based on financial year reporting whereas Stonewall reports against calendar years accounting for differences. We acknowledge a discrepancy in the figure previously provided, which is due to technical complications caused by the legacy departments' different accounting systems. 2021/22: £45,000 Funding for Stonewall and Kaleidoscope Trust for their role as Equal Rights Coalition co-chair support: £80,000 (Stonewall funding £40,000) Diversity Champions Membership: £5,000 2020/21: £549,190 Project: Ending LBT Exclusion in the International Human Rights System: £209,999 Project: Commonwealth Equality Project: £134,943 Project: Defending the rights of LGBT people in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus: £199,834 Funding for Equal Rights Coalition support: £70,000 (Stonewall funding £35,000) Diversity Champions Membership and training costs: £4,414 2019/20: £201,375.55 Project: Facilitating LBT Inclusion in the International Human Rights System: £161,892.55 Funding for Equal Rights Coalition support: £30,000 (Stonewall funding £15,000) Diversity Champions Membership and staff training: £9,483 2018/19: £143,457 Project: Ending LBT Exclusion in the International Human Rights System: £111,638 Project: Reducing LGBT Hate Crime: £15,426 Project: Defending the rights of LGBT people in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus: £8,779 Stonewall Leadership Programme: £7,614

Original

Corrected

As noted in the response provided on 8 November the FCDO works closely with a range of civil society organisations, including Stonewall, to defend the human rights of LGBT+ people around the world. Stonewall is a world leading organisation supporting for the protection and promotion of the human rights of LGBT+ people. The UK and Argentina currently co-chair the Equal Rights Coalition alongside Stonewall as one of three civil society co-chairs. The Equal Rights Coalition, an international grouping of 42 countries and over 120 civil society organisations committed to advancing LGBT+ rights around the world.
The following is a detailed breakdown of funding provided to Stonewall since 2018. This is based on financial year reporting whereas Stonewall reports against calendar years accounting for differences. We acknowledge a discrepancy in the figure previously provided, which is due to technical complications caused by the legacy departments' different accounting systems.
2021/22: £45,000
Funding for Stonewall and Kaleidoscope Trust for their role as Equal Rights Coalition co-chair support: £80,000 (Stonewall funding £40,000)
Diversity Champions Membership: £5,000
2020/21: £549,190
Project: Ending LBT Exclusion in the International Human Rights System: £209,999
Project: Commonwealth Equality Project: £134,943
Project: Defending the rights of LGBT people in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus: £199,834
Funding for Equal Rights Coalition support: £70,000 (Stonewall funding £35,000)
Diversity Champions Membership and training costs: £4,414
2019/20: £201,375.55
Project: Facilitating LBT Inclusion in the International Human Rights System: £161,892.55
Funding for Equal Rights Coalition support: £30,000 (Stonewall funding £15,000)
Diversity Champions Membership and staff training: £9,483
2018/19: £143,457
Project: Ending LBT Exclusion in the International Human Rights System: £111,638
Project: Reducing LGBT Hate Crime: £15,426
Project: Defending the rights of LGBT people in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus: £8,779
Stonewall Leadership Programme: £7,614

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