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<p>No-one should be held back from reaching their potential because of their gender
or background. My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in
his Spring Statement on 13 March 2019 that the Department for Education will lead
a scheme to provide access to free sanitary products in all secondary schools and
colleges across England. On 16 April 2019, I announced that funding would be extended
to cover need in primary schools and that national roll-out would take place in early
2020.</p><p>The department published an Invitation to Tender for the Period Products
scheme on 15 June 2019, and we intend to award this contract in Autumn 2019. We are
also working with stakeholders to develop guidance that will support institutions
in embedding this scheme.</p><p> </p>
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