Question

What recent steps the Government has taken to help support women's advocacy groups and charities in local communities.

Local advocacy groups and charities provide excellent services and are vital in supporting communities. Since the autumn statement of 2015, the Government has awarded up to £86.25m from the Tampon Tax Fund. The funding has been delivered to not-for-profit organisations running life-changing projects for women and girls across the UK.

For example the Fund has supported the work of the Labyrinth Project, run by Solace. This has:

• engaged with over 600 women’s centres and spaces,
• trained over 2,000 professionals and volunteers to improve legal, financial and employment support for women, and
• directly funded 41 small to medium women’s groups and organisations.