Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of state (a) schools and (b) colleges placed an order with his Department's period product scheme in each year since that scheme was introduced.

By the end of 2020, 76% (2,531) of secondary schools and 79% (338) of post-16 organisations had used the scheme at least once. These organisations have older students and therefore are more likely to have a higher proportion of students in scope. In primary schools, 41% (6,189) had used the scheme at least once.

In 2021 the number of participating schools/organisations increased to 81% (2,710) of secondary schools 84% (349) of colleges, and 42% (6,377) of primary schools.

Overall, during the first two years of the scheme 94% of secondary schools, 90% of colleges, and 61% of primary schools have accessed the scheme at least once.

Data from January 2022 to July 2022 is due to be published by the department later this month.