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date	16/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, who was involved in the process to select which charities would receive funding from the Tampon Tax Fund.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	31498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>‘Showcase’ bids were identified, with the help of departmental expertise, that were innovative, in line with the aims of government policy, and likely to provide strong value for money. The bids selected represent a range of different initiatives to benefit women across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, in recognition of the very high level of interest received, the government has also allocated funding to the Women’s Fund for Scotland, Comic Relief and Rosa who have specialist experience in this area, to disburse funding to a range of grassroots women’s organisations. These funds mean further awards will be made to a high number of charities in this sector.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/03/2016 13:44:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

479092

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.144 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 and to paragraph 2.16 of the Budget 2016, for what reason only £12 million of the £15 million annual fund has been committed.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	31499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>As announced at Autumn Statement 2015, the Tampon Tax Fund is a £15 million annual fund to support women’s charities, equivalent to the amount of VAT raised on sanitary products. The Chancellor announced initial donations at Autumn Statement totalling £5m. Further grants totalling £12 million have been announced at this Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced legislation in the Finance Bill to enable the zero rate of VAT for women’s sanitary products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/03/2016 16:58:49 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

479093

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria is applied when determining which charities should receive funding from the Tampon Tax Fund.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	31497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>‘Showcase’ bids were identified, with the help of departmental expertise, that were innovative, in line with the aims of government policy, and likely to provide strong value for money.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, in recognition of the very high level of interest received, the government has also allocated funding to the Women’s Fund for Scotland, Comic Relief and Rosa who have specialist experience in this area, to disburse funding to a range of grassroots women’s organisations. These funds mean further awards will be made to a high number of charities in this sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/03/2016 13:42:47 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss