Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 30061
Pupils: Period Poverty
Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 18 February 2025
Question
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Labour — Washington 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 MorganWe 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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