Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 74591
Women's Prisons: Sanitary Products
Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025
Question
Ben Goldsborough
Labour — South Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will make an assessment of the proportion of inmates on the women’s estate who have immediate access to menstrual products in their cells.
Answer
Alex Davies-JonesAll women in prison have access to menstrual products, which are typically stored in locations that allow women to collect items themselves as needed. They are then able to store them in their cells. In circumstances – such as overnight – where a woman is...
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