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

To ask His Majesty's Government why they are stopping funding for Tell MAMA; and what assessment they have made of the impact of this decision on the level of Islamophobia in the UK.

Funding for Tell MAMA has not stopped.

In 2024/25, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government made up to £1m of funding available to Tell MAMA via Faith Matters to continue this work. And, following negotiations, Tell MAMA and MHCLG have now signed a Grant Funding Agreement for this financial year and we have instructed payment the first half of 24/25. We are awaiting further claims from Tell Mama for further payment into the second half of the year.

As with all government funding, funding to Tell MAMA is subject to grant funding agreements which are rightly kept under constant review and are subject to continued monitoring and evaluation.

The Government will soon be opening a call for grant applications to ensure we can meet the challenges communities face today. We welcome an application from Tell MAMA and look forward to seeing their new ideas and proposals for confronting hate targeting Muslims and providing support to victims, which is a priority for this government. Further detail will be provided in due course.