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Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Homophobia: Crime (12 Nov 2009)

Paul Goggins: ...incident/crime is defined as any incident/crime which is perceived to be homophobic by the victim or any other person. Homophobia can be defined as a fear or dislike directed towards lesbian, gay or bisexual people, or a fear or dislike directed towards their perceived lifestyle, culture or characteristics. (2) Homophobic motivated incidents cover all such occurrences, whether a crime has...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Organisations (6 Jul 2006)

Paul Goggins: ...Report, c. 879W Unfortunately due to an administrative error the hon. Gentleman was provided with incorrect information. The correct information is as follows: £596,613 was awarded to lesbian, gay and bisexual organisations in 2004-05. This is approximately 0.8 per cent. of the amount paid by Government to all organisations in the voluntary and community sector. I apologise for any...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Organisations (16 May 2006)

Paul Goggins: £643,413 was awarded to lesbian, gay and bisexual organisations in 2004-05. This is approximately 0.9 per cent. of the amount paid by Government to all organizations in the voluntary and community sector. £531,600 is so far estimated for allocation to support lesbian, gay and bisexual organisations in 2006-07.

Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]: New Clause 10 — Sexual Activity in a Public Place (3 Nov 2003)

Mr Paul Goggins: ...in Committee by my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Mr. Bryant), who may not have won the day but made a powerful case—that the provisions could become a modern way of targeting the gay community. I said to my hon. Friend in Committee and repeat it now that in cultural terms we live in a very different age, frankly, than when homosexuals were pursued by the police in public...

Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]: New Clause 2 — Penalties For Keeping A Brothel (3 Nov 2003)

Mr Paul Goggins: ...that that review may consider is a definition, but my hon. has raised the matter with me privately as well as on the Floor of the House. He has some concerns that the proprietors of commercial gay saunas, for example, may be caught by the new clause. I make it absolutely clear that we intend at Lords consideration of Commons amendments to restrict the use of the seven-year penalty to those...

Public Bill Committee: Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]: Clause 67 - Sexual activity in a public lavatory (18 Sep 2003)

Mr Paul Goggins: ...Member of Parliament, and I have lived in that city all my life. I remember the toilets around the centre of Manchester that everybody—including the police—knew were the places where gay people had to go if they wanted to engage in sexual activity, and I remember that those people were hounded. That is the history of the sense of discrimination that surrounds this question. ...