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Calendar
Monday 28th April 2025
Baroness Gohir (Crossbench - Life peer)

Oral questions - Main Chamber
Subject: Funding provided to tackle violence against women and girls through open application processes
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Division Votes
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Baroness Gohir voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 11 Crossbench Aye votes vs 2 Crossbench No votes
Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 143
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Baroness Gohir voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 11 Crossbench Aye votes vs 2 Crossbench No votes
Tally: Ayes - 218 Noes - 143
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Baroness Gohir voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 22 Crossbench Aye votes vs 7 Crossbench No votes
Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 157
31 Mar 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Baroness Gohir voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 19 Crossbench Aye votes vs 12 Crossbench No votes
Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 157
12 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Baroness Gohir voted Aye and in line with the House
One of 39 Crossbench Aye votes vs 3 Crossbench No votes
Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 125


Speeches
Baroness Gohir speeches from: Care Quality Commission: Mental Health Care Waiting Times
Baroness Gohir contributed 1 speech (100 words)
Thursday 8th May 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Gohir speeches from: Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls: Funding
Baroness Gohir contributed 3 speeches (195 words)
Monday 28th April 2025 - Lords Chamber
Home Office
Baroness Gohir speeches from: Spring Statement
Baroness Gohir contributed 1 speech (63 words)
Thursday 27th March 2025 - Lords Chamber
HM Treasury


Written Answers
Equality Advisory and Support Service
Asked by: Baroness Gohir (Crossbench - Life peer)
Friday 4th April 2025

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 2 December 2024 (HL2826), what steps they will take to increase the number of cases related to religion and belief handled by the Equality Advisory and Support Service.

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Equality Advisory & Support Service (EASS) is a government-commissioned helpline that provides free advice and support to individuals in England, Scotland, and Wales on issues relating to equality and human rights.


The service provides advice in relation to all the protected characteristics covered in the Equality Act 2010. EASS has a dedicated Stakeholder Engagement Manager who undertakes engagement with organisations that represent the interests of those with protected characteristics that have contacted the service and with organisations that wish to establish links with the service in the future.

Equality Advisory and Support Service
Asked by: Baroness Gohir (Crossbench - Life peer)
Friday 4th April 2025

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 2 December 2024 (HL2825), which organisation was awarded the contract to operate the Equality Advisory and Support Service in the most recent competitive tendering process; how much funding they have allocated to this organisation each year since 2022; and what the timeline is for the review and reopening of the next competitive tendering process.

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Equality Advisory & Support Service (EASS) is a government-commissioned helpline that provides free advice and support to individuals in England, Scotland, and Wales on issues relating to equality and human rights. The last competitive tendering process was run in 2022, the resulting contract is still in place.


G4S was awarded the EASS contract in the last competitive tender process. The spend amount of the contract to date is £1,054,680 excl. VAT in the 2022/23 contract year, £1,104,180 excl. VAT in the 2023/24 contract year and £769,868 excl. VAT in the 2024/25 contract year. The reopening of the competitive tendering process will be ahead of the next contract juncture in June 2026.

Equality Advisory and Support Service
Asked by: Baroness Gohir (Crossbench - Life peer)
Friday 4th April 2025

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 2 December 2024 (HL2826), whether they collect data on the number of Muslims who contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service; and if not, what plans they have to do so.

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Equality Advisory & Support Service (EASS) is a government-commissioned helpline that provides free advice and support to individuals in England, Scotland, and Wales on issues relating to equality and human rights.

The EASS collects statistics on the protected characteristics related to the issue raised with the service, this includes if the issue relates to religion or belief. The statistics for the percentage of the cases related to religion and belief that were received from those who identified as Muslim is not collected. Individual characteristics are recorded if disclosed during the conversation.

Tell MAMA: Finance
Asked by: Baroness Gohir (Crossbench - Life peer)
Tuesday 8th April 2025

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total funding they allocated to Faith Matters for the Tell MAMA project for the 2025–26 financial year; what was the duration in months for which the funding was granted; and what specific activities will be supported by this funding.

Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The government is committed to providing a comprehensive service to monitor anti-Muslim hatred and providing support for victims, and on 2 April announced the Combatting Hate Against Muslims Fund. We are seeking grant applications to support organisations to provide a comprehensive service to monitor anti-Muslim hatred and support victims. We welcome applications from Tell MAMA as well as alternative providers.

The government has also made available £500,000 for funding Tell MAMA in 2025/26, to support their work for Q1 and Q2 of 2025/26. This is subject to their signing of a Grant Funding Agreement for 2025/26 which will detail the specific activities the funding will support.




Baroness Gohir - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Monday 19th May 2025 noon
Procedure and Privileges Committee - Private Meeting
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Select Committee Documents
Monday 12th May 2025
Agendas and papers - 19 May 2025 - 2nd Meeting - Agenda

Procedure and Privileges Committee