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Sanitary Products: Public Buildings

Commons · Question 55230 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Women and Equalities · Official record

Answered 5 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Rosena Allin-Khan

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps to encourage local authorities to provide free period products in public buildings.

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 5 Jun 2025

The Government supports a number of schemes so that those in most need can access period products. All women and girls being cared for by the NHS are entitled to be given, on request, appropriate period products free of charge. Similarly, the Department f...