Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the amount that they pay annually to charities in England and Wales.

Government recognises that high quality governance is central to an effective and sustainable voluntary sector.

To obtain a clear picture of the current state of sector governance, government is working with the Charity Commission, as well as a partnership of sector representatives, to carry out research. This will help in identifying strengths as well as areas for improvement. The findings of this research will be published shortly.