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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-27more like thismore than 2016-04-27
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
hansard heading Royal Commonwealth Society: Finance more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the support provided by the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) to events celebrating the Commonwealth, and its wider role in addressing challenging social issues, including early and forced child marriage, how much financial support has been provided to the RCS in each of the last five financial years, and how much will be provided in this and the next financial year. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Triesman more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-05-10more like thismore than 2016-05-10
answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has contributed a total of £191,452 from 2011- 2015 to activities run by the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) and the Council of Commonwealth Societies (CCS) for whom the RCS organises events. A breakdown of this sum is listed below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£60,720.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£48,619.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£21,706.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£22,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£38,407.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This year the FCO has again provided £20,000 towards the cost of the CCS Commonwealth Service event in Westminster Abbey.</p><p>Future funding requests for all Commonwealth organisations will be assessed on a case by case basis.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
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less than 2016-05-10T14:23:13.267Zmore like thismore than 2016-05-10T14:23:13.267Z
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label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Lord Triesman more like this