Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 36952

Period Poverty: Greater London

Tabled: 10 March 2025

Answered: 29 March 2025

Question

Jas Athwal

Labour — Ilford South

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

Answer

Stephen Morgan

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 t...

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