Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2021 to Question 67045 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Stonewall, if she will provide details of all funding from her Department to Stonewall in each of the past five years with a breakdown of how much was allocated to each project; and what assessment she has made of the consistency of her Answer to Question 67045 and the funding from her Department recorded in Stonewall’s Trustees' Report And Financial Statements accounts.

As noted in the response provided on 8 November 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 a world leading organisation supporting for the protection and promotion of the human rights of LGBT+ people. The UK and Argentina currently co-chair the Equal Rights Coalition alongside Stonewall as one of three civil society co-chairs. The Equal Rights Coalition, an international grouping of 42 countries and over 120 civil society organisations committed to advancing LGBT+ rights around the world.

The following is a detailed breakdown of funding provided to Stonewall since 2018. This is based on financial year reporting whereas Stonewall reports against calendar years accounting for differences. We acknowledge a discrepancy in the figure previously provided, which is due to technical complications caused by the legacy departments' different accounting systems.

2021/22: £45,000

• Funding for Stonewall and Kaleidoscope Trust for their role as Equal Rights Coalition co-chair support: £80,000 (Stonewall funding £40,000)
• Diversity Champions Membership: £5,000

2020/21: £549,190

• Project: Ending LBT Exclusion in the International Human Rights System: £209,999
• Project: Commonwealth Equality Project: £134,943
• Project: Defending the rights of LGBT people in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus: £199,834
• Funding for Equal Rights Coalition support: £70,000 (Stonewall funding £35,000)
• Diversity Champions Membership and training costs: £4,414

2019/20: £201,375.55

• Project: Facilitating LBT Inclusion in the International Human Rights System: £161,892.55
• Funding for Equal Rights Coalition support: £30,000 (Stonewall funding £15,000)
• Diversity Champions Membership and staff training: £9,483

2018/19: £143,457

• Project: Ending LBT Exclusion in the International Human Rights System: £111,638
• Project: Reducing LGBT Hate Crime: £15,426
• Project: Defending the rights of LGBT people in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus: £8,779
• Stonewall Leadership Programme: £7,614