Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department has made available for the provision of women's sanitary products, razors, shaving foam and other hygiene products for homeless shelters in (a) Preston constituency (b) the rest of Lancashire (c) Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and (d) the rest of the UK in each of the last three years.

It is for hostels to determine what services are required to meet the needs of their clients, including homeless women. We do not collect this data centrally. Hostels receive funding to deliver their services through a variety of sources, including local authorities.