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Written question asked by Baroness Coussins (Crossbench) on Friday, 16 April 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 30 April 2021. It was answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative) on Thursday, 29 April 2021 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


Voluntary Service Overseas: Grants

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the expiry of the bridging grant for Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) on (1) international volunteering, and (2) VSO's, programmes.

Answer

The Foreign Secretary has announced that we will provide funding to Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) this year in his statement on ODA allocations to Parliament on 21 April. We have offered VSO funding for the V4D programme for 2021/22.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL14991
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Grants Voluntary work Voluntary Service Overseas
Link
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