Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party), on Monday, 12 June 2023, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 36 members in total.

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Menstrual Hygiene Day

That this House calls on the Government to acknowledge the global Menstrual Hygiene Day by recognising the reality of period poverty in the UK, which has been exacerbated by the cost-of-living crisis; notes that last year there was an 87 per cent surge in demand for free period products by women and people who menstruate; highlights that those on the lowest incomes currently have to choose between buying period products and buying food; celebrates the progressive policymaking in Scotland which is the first country in the world to address this problem and recognise that free access to and provision of period products for all is a right; and urges the Government to follow in these footsteps by rectifying these obvious and unacceptable inequalities, and to show real leadership in ensuring that free period products are as common a sight in public buildings as toilet rolls are today.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1285 

Session

2022-23

Other sponsors

Jonathan Edwards

Martin Docherty-Hughes

Chris Law

Apsana Begum

Mary Kelly Foy

Subjects

Period poverty

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk