Select committee: Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 41
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 renewed Women’s Health Strategy should include a refreshed national commitment to women’s health hubs across England. We recommend the Government invest at least the same amount as in 2023–25 (£25 million) in ringfenced Integrated Care Board funding for women’s health hubs. 77 This should come with increased accountability, including assurance that all hubs meet the core specification. There must be a focus on extending the benefits of women’s health hubs to girls and women across the country, including in rural areas. The new Women’s Health Strategy must set out a plan to achieve this, with a timeline to full implementation. (Recommendation, Paragraph 159)
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).