{"value":{"id":1472986,"askingMemberId":4171,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2022-06-23T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2022-07-07T00:00:00","uin":"HL1228","questionText":"To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to LGBT+ communities in (1) low, and (2) middle, income countries to empower them to reform laws that discriminate against them.","answeringBodyId":208,"answeringBodyName":"Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4062,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2022-07-11T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The UK is committed to championing LGBT+ rights internationally and supporting those who defend them. Ministers and our overseas missions work closely with partners to advance LGBT+ equality, and promote the implementation of new laws and policies that better protect LGBT+ people from violence and discrimination.</p><p>On 24 June, the Prime Minister announced £2.7 million of UK funding to support LGBT+ grassroots human rights defenders and advance equality and freedom across the Commonwealth.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Developing Countries: LGBT+ People","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1472986","method":"GET"}]}