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1362511

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extradition: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking in response to reports of Red Notices having been issued by the Chinese Government against British Parliamentarians.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	61048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government views any allegation of misuse of INTERPOL’s systems very seriously and works closely with INTERPOL to ensure the legitimacy of the Red Notice system.</p><p>Article 3 of INTERPOL’s Constitution forbids the organisation from undertaking any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character.</p><p>All Red Notices are subject to review by a multi-disciplinary Notices and Diffusions Task Force in INTERPOL prior to publication to ensure legal compliance and prevent abuse of INTERPOL systems. In November 2019 the Home Office seconded a lawyer to INTERPOL to support the work of the Taskforce. Furthermore, the Commission on the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) can provide additional scrutiny of Red Notices where requested by individuals.</p><p>We continue to monitor the effectiveness of existing safeguards and will not hesitate to recommend further reforms to Interpol as necessary.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 27/10/2021 16:23:08 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1362512

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	China: Olympic Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether British Embassy staff in Beijing have been instructed not to attend (a) events promoting the Winter Olympics and (b) the Winter Olympics in 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	61049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>As the Government has previously made clear, no decisions have yet been made about Government attendance at the Beijing Olympics in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 28/10/2021 15:11:42 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1362513

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	China: Olympic Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the resolution of the House on Beijing Winter Olympics and Chinese Government Sanctions, Official Report, column 609, 15 July 2021, when she plans to make a decision on a potential diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	61050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>As the Government has previously made clear, no decisions have yet been made about Government attendance at the Beijing Olympics in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 28/10/2021 15:03:44 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1362514

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	China: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and (b) Ministers in his Department on the imposition of export controls for companies dealing with Chinese businesses suspected of (i) breaching the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and (ii) genocide considerations pertaining to the Trade Act 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	61051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>On 12 January, the Government committed to review existing export controls as they apply to China to identify whether we can bring into scope any additional goods which could be used for internal repression or human rights violations in Xinjiang. This review is ongoing and the Department for International Trade will report back to Parliament on the outcome of the review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 29/10/2021 11:48:29 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1362569

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Stonewall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funds have been paid by his Department to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	61052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>No donations are made to the charity; however, the Ministry of Defence (MOD), the MOD Police, the Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force are all members of Stonewall's 'diversity champions programme' for which membership costs an annual fee. In addition, a number of courses and professional development sessions are purchased on an ad-hoc basis, primarily by the LGBT+ networks. <br> <br> Estimated total expenditure by the MOD can be found in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£23,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£15,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£11,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>£18,691</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22 (to date)</p></td><td><p>£11,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 01/11/2021 16:50:14 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1362570

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Stonewall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funds have been paid by his Department to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	61053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>In the period covering the last five financial years the MOJ has paid the following sums to Stonewall:</p><p> </p><p><strong>2016-17 Financial Year<ins class="ministerial"> (HR Services)</ins><br /></strong></p><p> </p><p>£354.00: MOJ conference attendance</p><p> </p><p><strong>2017-18 Financial Year<ins class="ministerial"> (HR Services)</ins><br /></strong></p><p> </p><p>£3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership</p><p>£3,768.00: MOJ Role Models Cluster Programme</p><p>£358.<del class="ministerial">0</del><ins class="ministerial">8</ins>0: MOJ conference attendance</p><p> </p><p><strong>2018-19 Financial Year<ins class="ministerial"> (HR Services)</ins><br /></strong></p><p> </p><p>£3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership</p><p> </p><p><strong>2019-20 Financial Year<br /></strong></p><p> </p><p>£3,000.00: MOJ Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership</p><p>£<ins class="ministerial">552</ins><del class="ministerial">460</del>.00: Office of the Public Guardian conference attendance</p><p> </p><p><strong>2020-21 Financial Year</strong></p><p> </p><p>£3,000.00: Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership</p><p>£837.60: Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service conference attendance</p><p> </p><p>Total departmental spend across the last five financial years totals £17,<ins class="ministerial">870</ins><del class="ministerial">778</del>.40 with costs inclusive of VAT.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">For financial years 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 the spend outlined only covers MoJ Headquarters HR Services (People Group).</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">For the entire Ministry of Justice inclusive of its agencies 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial years this would include a spend search for MOJ HQ, National Offender Management Service, Office of the Public Guardian with a nil return for HMCTS, WLS, Independent Monitoring Authority, Probation Board, Legal Aid Agency, Judicial Appointments Committee, and Youth Justice Board. This does not include spend for Legal Services Board, Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, Legal Ombudsman, Criminal Cases Review Commission and Gov Facility Services Limited.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Further information relating to spend from MoJ Agencies could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 01/11/2021 17:31:06 question first ministerially corrected 17/11/2021 12:47:58 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge previous answer version 29291 answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1362571

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Stonewall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what funds have been paid by his Department to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	61054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>In the last five years, the Department has paid a membership fee to Stonewall of £2,500 + VAT every year as part of the Diversity Champions programme. Membership of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme is reviewed on an annual basis by the Diversity &amp; Inclusion team and the LGBT+ Network and will be reviewed again ahead of the 2022-2023 financial year.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 01/11/2021 09:09:24 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1362572

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Stonewall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funds have been paid by her Department to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	61055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>The below figures are excluding VAT and are categorised by the financial year they were paid in.</p><p>2017-18:</p><ul><li><p>Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership 2017-2018 - £2,500</p></li><li><p>Stonewall Proud Employers Founding Partner Membership 2018-2019 - £6,000</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>2018-19:</p><ul><li><p>Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership 2018-2019 - £2,500</p></li><li><p>Stonewall speaker fee at Civil Service luncheon - £500</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>2019-20:</p><ul><li><p>Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership 2019-2020 - £2,500</p></li><li><p>Stonewall Proud Employers Founding Partner membership 2019-2020 - £6,000</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>2020-21:</p><ul><li><p>Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership 2020-2021 - £2,500</p></li><li><p>Introduction to LGBT Allyship Digital Workshop x 2 - £1,100 (£550 per workshop)</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>2021-22:</p><ul><li><p>Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership 2021-2022 - £2,500</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 01/11/2021 20:23:45 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1362573

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Stonewall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has allocated to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and for what projects.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	61056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>Please find attached an Excel file summarising payments that the Department for Education has made to Stonewall. The data has been provided on a financial year basis and covers 2017-18 through to 2020-21. The majority of the spend incurred was not by the Department for Education, but instead the Government Equalities Office.</p><p><br> Expenditure data for the 2016-17 financial year is subject to an ongoing data migration process from a previous service provider and is therefore not accessible at this time.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has an internal five year Diversity and Inclusion Strategy to create a department where everyone is able to bring their whole self to work and where honesty, challenge and innovation are encouraged and valued. By forming these relationships and spending, the department is helping to create an environment where all staff, regardless of their protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 (including but not limited to sexual orientation or gender identity), are supported and do not face discrimination, and supports the department to fulfil its requirements under the Public Sector Equality Duty.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 04/11/2021 17:07:46 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan attachment 1 file name 61056_table_showing_stonewall_payments.xlsx title 61056_table
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1362574

registered interest
date	22/10/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Stonewall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funds have been paid by his Department to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	61057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>Payments made to Stonewall Equality Ltd for the last five financial years are shown in the table below, along with a brief description as to what the payment relates to.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount paid</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Description</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£390.00</p></td><td><p>Attendance at a training programme for LGBT Role Models</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£2,400.00</p></td><td><p>Membership of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme 01/02/16 - 31/01/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£3,000.00</p></td><td><p>Membership of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme 01/02/17 - 31/01/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£3,000.00</p></td><td><p>Membership of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme 01/02/18-31/01/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£3,000.00</p></td><td><p>Membership of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme 01/02/19-31/01/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£813.60</p></td><td><p>Attendance at Stonewall Workplace Conference</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£252.00</p></td><td><p>Attendance at Stonewall Workplace Conference</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£8,400.00</p></td><td><p>Subscription to Proud Employers website (for advertising vacancies)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£3,000.00</p></td><td><p>Membership of Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme 01/02/20 to 31/01/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£741.60</p></td><td><p>Attendance at Stonewall Workplace Conference</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/11/2021 16:10:53 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton