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	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision his Department makes for Winter Fuel Payments in cases where Ukrainian refugees receiving Universal Credit payments are not paying bills in the homes of their host families.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	1005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Winter fuel payments are an age-related payment payable this winter to all people who have reached State Pension age on or before 24 September <del class="ministerial">1957</del> <ins class="ministerial">2023</ins> and who are ordinarily resident in the UK, including Ukrainian refugees. There is no need to be in receipt of a social security benefit in order to qualify.</p><p> </p><p>Winter fuel payments are made on a household basis. If there is more than one eligible person in a household, the payment will be divided between them. The sharing of bills is a matter for the house owner and any guests they may be hosting.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the cost-of-living pressures people are currently facing which is why we are providing total support of over £94bn over 2022/23 and 2023/24 to help households and individuals with their bills.</p><p> </p><p>Pensioners who are entitled to a winter fuel payment this winter will receive a pensioner Cost of Living Payment of £300 per household paid with their normal payment, meaning over 8 million pensioner households across the UK will receive an increased winter fuel payment of £500/£600 depending on age.</p><p> </p><p>Over 8 million UK households on eligible means tested benefits will receive additional Cost of Living Payments totalling up to £900 in the 2023/24 financial year and over 6 million individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will have received a £150 payment to help with the additional costs they face.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/11/2023 15:47:31 question first ministerially corrected 22/11/2023 16:28:29 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard previous answer version 527 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1362577

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Stonewall
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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	61060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Transport, including its Executive Agencies (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Vehicle Certification Agency, and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency), has allocated the following funding to Stonewall in the last five years:</p><p> </p><ol><li><del class="ministerial">£7,863.01 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2016/2017</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2018</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£468 excluding VAT - Programme provided by Stonewall Cymru, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, 2018/2019</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2019</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£180 excluding VAT – Networking event, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2019/2020</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£500 excluding VAT – Programme provided by Stonewall Cymru, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, 2019/2020</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2020</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">£5,450 excluding VAT - Seven (online) training sessions, accessible to staff of Department for Transport Core, 2020</del></li></ol><p> </p><ol><li><ins class="ministerial">£3,090 excluding VAT – Membership (from October 2016 to October 2017) and conference participation, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2016/2017</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£7,863.01 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies except Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2016/2017</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2018</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£468 excluding VAT - Programme provided by Stonewall Cymru, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, 2018/2019</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£5,250 excluding VAT - Stonewall In-house Allies Programme, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2018/2019</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2019</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£180 excluding VAT – Networking event, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, 2019/2020</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£500 excluding VAT – Programme provided by Stonewall Cymru, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, 2019/2020</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£10,000 excluding VAT – Membership for the Department including Executive Agencies, 2020</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">£5,450 excluding VAT - Seven (online) training sessions, accessible to staff of Department for Transport Core, 2020</ins></li></ol><p>The Department has no plans currently to renew its Stonewall membership.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/11/2021 10:49:12 question first ministerially corrected 17/11/2021 12:48:16 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris previous answer version 29040 answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	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

1367299

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2021
	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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Stonewall
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	72342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>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.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">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.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">2021/22: £45,000</ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">Funding for Stonewall and Kaleidoscope Trust for their role as Equal Rights Coalition co-chair support: £80,000 (Stonewall funding £40,000)</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Diversity Champions Membership: £5,000</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial">2020/21: £549,190</ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">Project: Ending LBT Exclusion in the International Human Rights System: £209,999</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Project: Commonwealth Equality Project: £134,943</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Project: Defending the rights of LGBT people in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus: £199,834</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Funding for Equal Rights Coalition support: £70,000 (Stonewall funding £35,000)</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Diversity Champions Membership and training costs: £4,414</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial">2019/20: £201,375.55</ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">Project: Facilitating LBT Inclusion in the International Human Rights System: £161,892.55</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Funding for Equal Rights Coalition support: £30,000 (Stonewall funding £15,000)</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Diversity Champions Membership and staff training: £9,483</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial">2018/19: £143,457</ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">Project: Ending LBT Exclusion in the International Human Rights System: £111,638</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Project: Reducing LGBT Hate Crime: £15,426</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Project: Defending the rights of LGBT people in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus: £8,779</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Stonewall Leadership Programme: £7,614</ins></li></ul> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 17/11/2021 11:50:50 question first ministerially corrected 17/11/2021 12:48:07 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 32562 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton