Written question asked by Lord Myners (Crossbench) on Monday, 27 March 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 April 2017. It was answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Evening Standard: Charitable Donations

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much matched funding HM Treasury has transferred to Evening Standard charity appeals since May 2010.

Answer

The Office for Civil Society has granted £2.2m of direct funding for the London Community Foundation's 'Dispossessed Fund' since 2010.

This fund is also supported by the Evening Standard, with nearly £18 million raised in total so far. This fund has supported hundreds of community groups across the capital to build social infrastructure in areas of poverty, help communities take control of issues that are affecting them and to tackle specific problems such as gang culture among young people.

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL6326
Session: 2016-17
Subjects: Charitable donations Treasury Evening Standard
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Evening Standard: Charitable Donations

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