Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve facilities for men with (a) colostomy bags and (b) stomas.

The Government oversees policy and legislation with respect to the safe management of waste and litter as well as the protection of drains and sewers. The provision of facilities for people with colostomy bags and stomas is however a matter for local authorities.