Select committee: Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 6
12th Report – Menstrual health of girls and young women
Published 4 Mar 2026
Addressed to Government Equalities Office
Women and Equalities Committee Reproductive health conditions: girls and young women All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Recommendation (the committee's words)
While take up of the period product scheme is high there are still some institutions that have not engaged. The Government should seek to understand why some schools and colleges have not participated in the scheme and encourage them to do so. The scheme should be extended indefinitely. The Government should also explore extending access points beyond schools and colleges to other settings. (Recommendation, Paragraph 38)
From: Women and Equalities Committee, 12th Report – Menstrual health of girls and young women (HC 1265), 4 March 2026
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 May 2026 (deadline 4 May 2026).