Written question asked by Jas Athwal (Labour) on Monday, 10 March 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 March 2025. It was answered by Stephen Morgan (Labour) on Saturday, 29 March 2025 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Period Poverty: Greater London
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to address period poverty in East London.
- Answer
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Nobody should have to miss out on education because of their period, which is why the department provides free period products to girls and women in their place of study, through the period products scheme. The scheme aims to remove periods as a barrier to accessing education, addresses pupils being unable to afford period products and aims to destigmatise menstruation.
Since its launch in January 2020, 99% of secondary schools and 87% of post-16 organisations in England have used the scheme to order period products.
The department publishes statistics regarding the scheme’s operation, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/period-products-scheme-management-information.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 36952
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Greater London Period poverty
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