Petition · past parliament
Making sanitary products free for everyone who needs them
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
We want sanitary products to be free for anyone who needs them because they are a necessity for many people. People do not have a choice as to whether they menstruate and so do not have any choice but to spend a huge amount of money over their lifetime on sanitary items.
On average people who menstruate spend more than £18,000 on having periods in their lifetime. This may only be spent in small amounts at a time, but in the long run is an insane amount of money to spend on something that is not your choice. You should be able to go to your GP and ask for the products that you need in the same way that you can with birth control. Also, like birth control, they should still be for sale in stores for people who have particular brand preferences.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 15 Dec 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Dec 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Dec 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.