Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 30061

Pupils: Period Poverty

Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 18 February 2025

Question

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

LabourWashington and Gateshead South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the impact of period poverty on educational attainment in England.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
We do not hold data on the impact of period poverty on educational attainment in England.The Period Products Scheme removes periods as a barrier to accessing education and addresses pupils being unable to afford period products. Since its launch in Januar...

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