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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(10 March 2025)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to address period poverty in East London.

Asked by:
Jas Athwal (Labour)

Answer

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.


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