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1546573

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	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	Islamic Centre of England and Islamic Human Rights Commission: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to provide no public funds to the (a) Islamic Human Rights Commission Trust and (b) Islamic Centre of England.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	98756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>DCMS has provided no funding to the (a) Islamic Human Rights Commission Trust and (b) Islamic Centre of England in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS does not hold records of wider public funding to charities. Certain charities are required to submit a trustees annual report and annual accounts which are published by the Charity Commission. These may include information on government funding received by a charity. This information is publicly available in their entry on the register.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS has robust processes in place for the use of public money to ensure value for money to the taxpayer. Effective due diligence identifies risks that inform the department’s funding decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 98755 question first answered 02/12/2022 13:56:21 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1546572

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	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	Islamic Centre of England and Islamic Human Rights Commission: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether any public funding has been allocated to the (a) Islamic Human Rights Commission Trust and (b) Islamic Centre of England in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	98755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>DCMS has provided no funding to the (a) Islamic Human Rights Commission Trust and (b) Islamic Centre of England in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS does not hold records of wider public funding to charities. Certain charities are required to submit a trustees annual report and annual accounts which are published by the Charity Commission. These may include information on government funding received by a charity. This information is publicly available in their entry on the register.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS has robust processes in place for the use of public money to ensure value for money to the taxpayer. Effective due diligence identifies risks that inform the department’s funding decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 98756 question first answered 02/12/2022 13:56:21 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1546571

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	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	Islamic Centre of England and Islamic Human Rights Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to support the Charity Commission with its investigation of Islamic Human Rights Commission Trust and the Islamic Centre of England.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	98754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The Charity Commission has opened a Statutory Inquiry into Islamic Centre of England. The Charity Commission does not have a statutory inquiry open into Islamic Human Rights Commission Trust.</p><p>By law, the Charity Commission carries out its functions independently of ministerial or government control. DCMS has no involvement in Charity Commission casework.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 02/12/2022 13:54:26 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1546569

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	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	Islamic Human Rights Commission: Iran
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of potential links between the Islamic Human Rights Commission Trust and the Iranian Government.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	98753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>DCMS has not made an assessment of potential links between the Islamic Human Rights Commission Trust and the Iranian Government. However, charities must be independent bodies and must not exist for the purpose of implementing the policies of a governmental authority or carrying out the directions of a governmental body. Further information on the independence of charities from the state can be found in the Charity Commission’s guidance: RR7 - The independence of Charities from the State on the GOV.UK website.</p><p>The Charity Commission is an independent registrar and regulator of charities in England and Wales, the Charity Commission performs a vital service on behalf of the public. The Commission is not subject to Ministerial or Government direction or control.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 02/12/2022 13:52:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1545315

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Conversion Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to improve support for people who have undergone conversion therapy.
	tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
	tabling member printed	Dr Kieran Mullan
	uin	95978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government has launched a support service open to all victims and those at risk of conversion practices regardless of their background or circumstances. We have committed up to £360,000 over three years to this service, which includes a helpline, instant messaging service, and website to enable people to get the support they need.</p><p>More widely, the Government remains committed to protecting everyone from these practices. We are carefully considering the responses to the public consultation which closed earlier this year and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 02/12/2022 15:02:01 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4860 label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan

1545271

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Conversion Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban Conversion Therapy.
	tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
	tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
	uin	95957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to protecting everyone from these practices. We are carefully considering the responses to the public consultation on the issue, which closed earlier this year, and will respond in due course. In the meantime, we have launched a support service open to all victims and those at risk of conversion practices regardless of their background or circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 02/12/2022 14:59:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1547193

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	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	Cultural Heritage
	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 steps her Department is taking to widen access to culture and heritage.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	James Daly
	uin	902512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring as many people as possible can access our world-class museums, galleries and heritage sites, regardless of their background or where they live. Our Arm’s-Length Bodies deliver much of this good work.</p><p>For example, following a request from HM Government to ensure that the taxpayer subsidy it allocates is more equitably spread around the country, Arts Council England will be investing £446 million each year in 2023-2026 to support 990 organisations across the whole of England. This is more than ever before, and in more places than ever before.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 902508 question first answered 02/12/2022 14:48:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1547191

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	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	Cultural Heritage
	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 steps her Department is taking to widen access to culture and heritage.
	tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
	tabling member printed	Nickie Aiken
	uin	902508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring as many people as possible can access our world-class museums, galleries and heritage sites, regardless of their background or where they live. Our Arm’s-Length Bodies deliver much of this good work.</p><p>For example, following a request from HM Government to ensure that the taxpayer subsidy it allocates is more equitably spread around the country, Arts Council England will be investing £446 million each year in 2023-2026 to support 990 organisations across the whole of England. This is more than ever before, and in more places than ever before.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 902512 question first answered 02/12/2022 14:48:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4741 label Biography information for Nickie Aiken