Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to expand the membership of the Equal Rights Coalition among (a) African, (b) Asian and (c) other countries during the Government’s term as co-chair of that coalition in 2019-20.

​The Equal Rights Coalition (ERC) was set up to develop the ways in which governments could coordinate their diplomatic efforts, share information, and work together at the international level to achieve LGBT equality. As ERC co-chair we are keen to expand the current 40-strong membership to include any country seeking to work with existing ERC members to promote and protect the human rights of LGBT people globally.