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Written question asked by Caroline Lucas (Green Party) 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, what assessment her Department made of the charity, Life's safeguarding policies and procedures before awarding it a grant from the Tampon Tax Fund.

Answer

We will shortly agree the specifics of each of the 70 projects that successfully applied to the Tampon Tax Fund this year, to ensure that taxpayers' money is put to the best use. We will only make grants where we are 100% certain that they align with the aims of the fund.

All applications into the fund were assessed by officials against three criteria: evidence for the need of the project: the organisation’s ability to deliver; and the sustainability/impact of the project, and were then vetted by officials before they were signed off.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
71354
Session
2016-17
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Finance VAT Sanitary products Life Charity
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk