Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding her Department has allocated to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and for what projects.

The UK is committed to the principle of non-discrimination on any grounds, including on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity. 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 widely recognised as a world-leading advocate in this space. As co-chair of the Equal Rights Coalition, the UK is working with Stonewall and two other civil society co-chairs to deliver on our collective ambition to ensure that all LGBT+ people can live their lives free from the discrimination and violence that persists today. The following details funding provided to Stonewall as part of our international programming work:

2021/22: £80,000; 2020/21: £140,219; 2019/20: £105,459.55; 2018/19: £101,426

Projects include:

• Funding for Stonewall and Kaleidoscope Trust for their role as Equal Rights Coalition co-chair support.
• Project: Ending LGBT Exclusion in the International Human Rights System.
• Commonwealth Equality Project.
• Defending the rights of LGBT people in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus.
• Reducing LGBT Hate Crime.