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Written Question
Kids Company: Finance
Monday 8th June 2015

Asked by: Harriet Harman (Labour - Camberwell and Peckham)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the children's charity Kids Company about the provision of long-term government funding to that charity.

Answered by Rob Wilson

The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The Government has provided funding to Kids Company since at least 2007 at a level of approximately £4 million per year.

No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.

In 2014/15 the Government provided a grant of £4.5 million to Kids Company. In 2015/16 the Government provided a grant of £4.265 million.

Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.


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Monday 28th April 2014

Asked by: Harriet Harman (Labour - Camberwell and Peckham)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children were aged under five in (a) London and (b) each London borough in each of the last five years.

Answered by Nick Hurd

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.