Key information
Request reference number: MGLA060623-9176
Date of response:
Summary of request
Your request
Please advise:
- Whether any events have been organised for Pride month. If so please provide the date, start and end time, and title or topic of the event.
- Whether any LGBT themed merchandise has been purchased for Pride month since the beginning of the 2023-24 financial year. If so please provide information on what has been purchased and the cost.
- Whether the organisation has sponsored any Pride events. If so please list the events and provide details of the nature of the sponsorship (particularly the financial value).
Our response
Our response relates to Pride Month 2023.
- The GLA has organised the Mayor of London Pride Reception, 28 June, 6pm to 8.30pm. London’s Pride Parade and event on Saturday 1 July is a community-led event organised and delivered by Pride in London.
- GLA staff and volunteers joining the Pride parade will be provided with uniformed t-shirts and hand-held flags at a cost of £1,700.
- The GLA does not sponsor any Pride events. However, the GLA provides £125,000 in grant funding to support the delivery of the Pride parade on 1 July.
If you have any further questions relating to this matter, please contact us, quoting reference MGLA060623-9176.