Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many voluntary donations have been paid to the Government in each of the last 20 years; and what the total amount paid in voluntary donations is over that time period.
HM Treasury received a total of 137 voluntary donations for a total of £4,111,587.79 from January 2003 up to 13th March 2024. The breakdown for each year is in the table below.
Calendar year | No. of donations | Value of donations |
2003 | 4 | £3,103.00 |
2004 | 7 | £97,518.13 |
2005 | 1 | £5.00 |
2006 | 7 | £821,669.41 |
2007 | 3 | £4,270.66 |
2008 | 4 | £5,411.17 |
2009 | 7 | £452,208.81 |
2010 | 7 | £972,621.71 |
2011 | 7 | £60,657.19 |
2012 | 1 | £670.00 |
2013 | 1 | £99,423.00 |
2014 | 0 | - |
2015 | 0 | - |
2016 | 2 | £47,078.41 |
2017 | 3 | £92,847.53 |
2018 | 1 | £800.00 |
2019 | 3 | £65,000.00 |
2020 | 1 | £1,193,875.76 |
2021 | 10 | £13,334.00 |
2022 | 29 | £150,120.55 |
2023 | 38 | £28,212.26 |
2024 (to 13th Mar) | 1 | £2,761.20 |
TOTAL | 137 | £4,111,587.79 |