Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much funding has been allocated to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) for each year until 2020; and how much of that funding will be allocated to advertising the advisory services of the EHRC.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has a budget of £20.4m for 2016-17. Budgets for the years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 are being finalised by the Department in consultation with the EHRC, and are consistent with the spending review settlement provided to the Department. We expect to be able to confirm budgets for these years shortly.

The EHRC has received sufficient funds to enable it to fulfil its statutory functions. It will continue to do so. It is for the EHRC, as an independent body, to determine the allocation of its overall funding across specific functions.