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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-05more like thismore than 2018-11-05
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Charities: Lobbying more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether public funds are used to support charities which lobby government departments; and if so, to what purpose. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL11227 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-15more like thismore than 2018-11-15
answer text <p>The Government's Grant Standards include a requirement for grant agreements to provide a clear description of how funding should be spent which precludes the use of government funding for paid for lobbying, where lobbying is not a requirement of the grant.</p><p> </p><p>Providing feedback to a department on a funded programme, or responding to public consultations, where the topic is relevant to the objectives of the grant scheme, for example, would be permitted, as described in the guidance which supports the Grant Standards.</p><p> </p><p>Grant Standards do not restrict how charities spend their non-government funding.</p><p> </p><p>This ensures public funds are used as intended and protects charities independence, freedom of speech and their ability to contribute their expertise to policy development.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-15T16:18:36.6Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-15T16:18:36.6Z
answering member
4247
label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this