Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 28158

Public Lavatories: Men

Tabled: 3 February 2025

Answered: 11 February 2025

Question

Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require the provision of sanitary waste bins in men's bathrooms.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Government oversees policy and legislation with respect to the safe management of waste and litter as well as the protection of drains and sewers. It does not, however, have powers to compel the provision of sanitary bins in public toilets. The mainte...

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