Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many applications have been (a) received, (b) approved and (c) provisionally approved for the Small Charities Challenge Fund since that fund was established; and how much money from that fund has been dispersed.

Since the formation of the Small Charities Challenge Fund in July 2017, 1038 applications have been submitted, of which 948 applications were eligible for review. To date, 81 grants have been approved. The total funds disbursed is £3.23 million.