Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce regulation about the levels of heavy metals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, pesticides, plastics and toxins in period products, including those with the potential to damage the vaginal and other microbiomes and generate antimicrobial resistance.

The UK's product safety framework requires all products to be safe, including period products. The Government's recent consultation on product safety reform sought views and evidence on what, if any, further measures should be considered. We will be responding to the consultation in due course.