James Cartlidge corrected a written answer on Ministry of Justice: Stonewall

17 November 2021 · Commons written answer · Ministry of Justice

Tim Loughton (Conservative, East Worthing and Shoreham) asked written question 61053 on 22 October 2021. James Cartlidge answered on 1 November 2021 for the Ministry of Justice, and James Cartlidge corrected the answer on 17 November 2021. The correction replaced 3 figures (£17,778.40, £358.00, £460.00) with 3 figures (£17,870.40, £358.80, £552.00). Altogether 133 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funds have been paid by his Department to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
In the period covering the last five financial years the MOJ has paid the following sums to Stonewall: 2016-17 Financial Year £354.00: MOJ conference attendance 2017-18 Financial Year £3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership £3,768.00: MOJ Role Models Cluster Programme ~~£358.00:~~ MOJ conference attendance 2018-19 Financial Year £3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership 2019-20 Financial Year £3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership ~~£460.00:~~ Office of the Public Guardian conference attendance 2020-21 Financial Year £3,000.00: Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership £837.60: Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service conference attendance Total departmental spend across the last five financial years totals ~~£17,778.40~~ with costs inclusive of VAT.	In the period covering the last five financial years the MOJ has paid the following sums to Stonewall: 2016-17 Financial Year (HR Services) £354.00: MOJ conference attendance 2017-18 Financial Year (HR Services) £3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership £3,768.00: MOJ Role Models Cluster Programme £358.80: MOJ conference attendance 2018-19 Financial Year (HR Services) £3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership 2019-20 Financial Year £3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership £552.00: Office of the Public Guardian conference attendance 2020-21 Financial Year £3,000.00: Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership £837.60: Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service conference attendance Total departmental spend across the last five financial years totals £17,870.40 with costs inclusive of VAT. For financial years 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 the spend outlined only covers MoJ Headquarters HR Services (People Group). For the entire Ministry of Justice inclusive of its agencies 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial years this would include a spend search for MOJ HQ, National Offender Management Service, Office of the Public Guardian with a nil return for HMCTS, WLS, Independent Monitoring Authority, Probation Board, Legal Aid Agency, Judicial Appointments Committee, and Youth Justice Board. This does not include spend for Legal Services Board, Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, Legal Ombudsman, Criminal Cases Review Commission and Gov Facility Services Limited. Further information relating to spend from MoJ Agencies could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.

Original

Corrected

In the period covering the last five financial years the MOJ has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 Financial Year
£354.00: MOJ conference attendance
2017-18 Financial Year
£3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
£3,768.00: MOJ Role Models Cluster Programme
~~£358.00:~~ MOJ conference attendance
2018-19 Financial Year
£3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
2019-20 Financial Year
£3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
~~£460.00:~~ Office of the Public Guardian conference attendance
2020-21 Financial Year
£3,000.00: Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
£837.60: Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service conference attendance
Total departmental spend across the last five financial years totals ~~£17,778.40~~ with costs inclusive of VAT.

In the period covering the last five financial years the MOJ has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 Financial Year (HR Services)
£354.00: MOJ conference attendance
2017-18 Financial Year (HR Services)
£3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
£3,768.00: MOJ Role Models Cluster Programme
£358.80: MOJ conference attendance
2018-19 Financial Year (HR Services)
£3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
2019-20 Financial Year
£3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
£552.00: Office of the Public Guardian conference attendance
2020-21 Financial Year
£3,000.00: Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
£837.60: Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service conference attendance
Total departmental spend across the last five financial years totals £17,870.40 with costs inclusive of VAT.
For financial years 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 the spend outlined only covers MoJ Headquarters HR Services (People Group).
For the entire Ministry of Justice inclusive of its agencies 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial years this would include a spend search for MOJ HQ, National Offender Management Service, Office of the Public Guardian with a nil return for HMCTS, WLS, Independent Monitoring Authority, Probation Board, Legal Aid Agency, Judicial Appointments Committee, and Youth Justice Board. This does not include spend for Legal Services Board, Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, Legal Ombudsman, Criminal Cases Review Commission and Gov Facility Services Limited.
Further information relating to spend from MoJ Agencies could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.

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