Petition · past parliament

Make Women’s Sanitary products free in England and end the Pink Tax

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We believe that women’s sanitary products should be free in England. Women’s products seem to have a lot of ‘pink tax’ which is an added tax made by corporations on their products that are targeted towards women, it should be illegal for companies to be allowed to do this.
Sanitary products are seen as a luxury, however they’re essential hygiene products that women require. Periods are unavoidable for most women. Although the governments period product scheme for schools and colleges in England was a step in the right direction, we feel like this simply isn’t enough. Period Poverty has soared over the past year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Students and Workers are working from home, with limited access to these products. Finances are also tighter than ever.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Fund free female sanitary products, such as sanitary towels and tampons: Fund free female sanitary products, such as sanitary towels and tampons

Make sanitary products VAT-free: Make sanitary products VAT-free

Timeline

14 Dec 2020 Petition opened for signatures
21 Dec 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Dec 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.