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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-11more like thismore than 2017-07-11
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities remove filter
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Sanitary Products: VAT more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what funding the Government Equalities Office plans to make available to tackle period poverty; and whether she plans to meet her equivalent in the Scottish Parliament to discuss its initiative to provide sanitary products to women and girls on low incomes. more like this
tabling member constituency Preston more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Mark Hendrick more like this
uin 4361 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-09-05more like thismore than 2017-09-05
answer text <p>No girl should be held back from reaching her potential because of her gender.</p><p>Current guidance to schools on Relationship and Sex Education encourages schools to make adequate and sensitive arrangements to help girls cope with menstruation and with requests for sanitary protection.</p><p>We have taken note of the Scottish Government’s pilot programme to provide free access to sanitary products for low-income women and female pupils and are looking for opportunities to discuss this further with them.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Guildford more like this
answering member printed Anne Milton more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-09-05T08:22:51.537Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-05T08:22:51.537Z
answering member
1523
label Biography information for Anne Milton more like this
tabling member
473
label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick remove filter