Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 108079

Sanitary Products: Concessions

Tabled: 23 January 2026

Answered: 2 February 2026

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that free period products are accessible to everyone who needs them in schools, workplaces, and public facilities.

Answer

Olivia Bailey

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 to...

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