Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is her policy to continue the provision of free period products to pupils during the school holidays.

The Period Products Scheme recently opened for the 2024/25 academic year, with schools and colleges able to order free period products for their pupils and students. Beyond this, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has launched a multi-year Spending Review which will set government spending plans for a minimum of three years of the five-year forecast period. This will set spending policy in line with the government’s wider fiscal strategy and change the way public services are delivered by embedding a mission-led approach.

The Spending Review will conclude in spring 2025.