Select committee: Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 20
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)
The renewal of the Women’s Health Strategy must include an objective accompanied by clear actions to improve the level of awareness among all primary care practitioners of menstrual health conditions, including that symptoms can begin at puberty. This will require targeted funding and ring- fenced time for GP training. (Recommendation, Paragraph 99)
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).