Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108078

Sanitary Products: Concessions

Tabled: 23 January 2026
Answered: 2 February 2026

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal DemocratHarpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a statutory right to access free period products.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Government recognises the importance of women and girls being able to access the care they need for their reproductive health, including period products.We know that poverty doesn’t recognise gender, and that women and girls may suffer given the cost ...

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