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Stoma Appliances: Men

Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UIN 24730, tabled on 17 January 2025

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.

Answered on

28 January 2025

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.