PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Pupils: Sanitary Products (3 April 2019)

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the need to make sanitary products available in primary schools to address the needs of girls who begin menstruation in primary school.

Asked by:
Sir Desmond Swayne (Conservative)

​No one should be held back from reaching their potential because of their gender or background. That is why my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his Spring Statement on 13 March 2019 that the Department for Education will lead a scheme to provide access to free sanitary products in all secondary schools and colleges in England. The scheme will be rolled out during the next academic year. As the scheme develops, we will also consider providing free sanitary products in primary schools.

Answered by:
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative)
8 April 2019