Petition · past parliament

Make sanitary products free as they are not a choice

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Make sanitary products such as towels and tampons free! Not being able to afford these item can make having a period an even more stressful time. We need to stop period poverty now!
The reason this is so important is because 1 in 10 girls can not afford them and with 1 in 7 girls struggling to afford them

Why it was rejected

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

You might like to sign the following petition:

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

Extend school period product scheme to help young people being home schooled.
Extend school period product scheme to help young people being home schooled.

Timeline

20 Mar 2021 Petition opened for signatures
25 Mar 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Mar 2021

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