Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding was allocated to the West Midlands region as part of the Windrush Day Grant Scheme in 2021.

The Windrush Day Grant Scheme provides £500,000 per year to organisations across England working with the community, to encourage a shared understanding of the Windrush story through education, celebration and recognition. The 2021 Windrush Day Grant Scheme allocated £42,720 funding to organisations based in the West Midlands. These organisations were the Birmingham Museum Trust, Citizens for Change, Equality and Inclusion Partnership (Equip) and Telford African and Afro-Caribbean Resource Centre.