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1503373

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date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Sanitary Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to evaluate the impact of the free period products scheme in schools and colleges on the availability of those products in those settings.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	45042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The period products scheme launched in January 2020 and has most recently been extended until July 2024. Take up of the scheme is monitored regularly by the department and our supplier, phs. Within the first two years of the scheme, 94% of secondary schools and 90% of post-16 organisations had ordered at least once. These organisations have older students and therefore are more likely to have a higher proportion of students in scope, compared to primary schools.</p><p>The department is considering opportunities to publish further management information in the future, as well as the need for further research into the scheme to evaluate its impact.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 45281 45296 45360 question first answered 22/09/2022 14:07:37 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1503614

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Sanitary Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the free period products scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	45345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>The period products scheme launched in January 2020, and has most recently been extended until July 2024. Take up of the scheme is monitored regularly by the department and our supplier, phs. Within the first two years of the scheme, 94% of secondary schools and 90% of post-16 organisations had ordered at least once. These organisations have older students and therefore are more likely to have a higher proportion of students in scope, compared to primary schools.</p><p>The department publishes statistics regarding the scheme’s operation, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/period-products-scheme-management-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/period-products-scheme-management-information</a>.</p><p>The department is considering opportunities to publish further management information in the future, as well as the need for further research into the scheme to evaluate its impact.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 45088 45363 question first answered 26/09/2022 11:32:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1503615

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Institutions: Sanitary Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will issue guidance to schools and colleges on consulting with students on period products in the context of the period product scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	45166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>Guidance regarding the free period products scheme, including the new range of products available was updated on 8 September, the same day eligible organisations can order. This was developed in line with research from schools and colleges, and period product experts. The guidance states that schools and colleges know their learners best and, therefore, have the freedom to select the most suitable products for their learners considering cost and type of product. All eligible organisations were emailed in early September to remind them of their log in details and a link to the guidance will be provided.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 45283 45294 45362 question first answered 26/09/2022 11:45:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1503696

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Sanitary Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to make the free period products scheme permanent.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	45353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>The period products scheme launched in January 2020, and has most recently been extended until July 2024.</p><p>The department will make information available about any extensions or changes to the scheme in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 45261 45299 45364 question first answered 26/09/2022 11:56:28 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd