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Pupils: Period Poverty

Commons · Question 30061 · Tabled 10 Feb 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 18 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Sharon Hodgson

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

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 18 Feb 2025

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...