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Development Aid: LGBT+ People

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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 4221, tabled on 28 November 2023

Question

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Labour
Tooting
Commons

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what proportion of bilateral Official Development Assistance programmes have a focus on supporting LGBT rights.

Answer

Mr Andrew Mitchell
Conservative
Sutton Coldfield
Commons

Answered on

4 December 2023

The UK is proud to champion LGBT+ rights around the world. With no OECD Development Assistance Committee marker on LGBT+ rights, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is unable to track centrally all its spend on the issue. However, since 2018 the UK has allocated over £13.5 million to empower and build the capacity of grassroots LGBT+ organisations and human rights defenders. Last week, the UK launched a new LGBT+ rights programme, committing a further £40 million over 5 years. The aims of this programme include reducing violence and discrimination, improving inclusive access to public services and legislative reform.

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