Written question asked by Sarah Champion (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 April 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 April 2017. It was answered by Rob Wilson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

LIFE

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she received representations on concerns relating to the application made by the charity, Life for funding from the Tampon Tax Fund.

Answer: The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) administers the Tampon Tax Fund. Since the announcement in late March of the 70 projects that successfully applied to the Tampon Tax Fund this year, DCMS has received correspondence from the public and letters from Members of Parliament regarding matters raised with them by their constituents, as well as a petition organised by the group 38 Degrees. This correspondence also included letters supporting the award of the grant.

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