NDM6695 - Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) – Period poverty and stigma

NDM6695 - Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) – Period poverty and stigma

NDM6695
Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes the research by Plan International UK on Period Poverty and Stigma, which estimates that 1 in 10 girls in the UK has been unable to afford sanitary wear.

2. Welcomes the action by Welsh organisations including Periods in Poverty, Wings Cymru, The Red Box Project, Trussell Trust, and others to tackle this issue.

3. Notes the final report from Rhondda Cynon Taff Council Scrutiny Working Group established to deal with free sanitary provisions in schools.

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) consider current and emerging research on the potential impact of period poverty and stigma, on learning;

b) consider calls to improve education on the subject and to provide free access to sanitary items in education institutions; and

c) identify ways to make sanitary products available for Welsh food banks.

Plan International UK – 1 in 10 girls have been unable to afford sanitary wear
Rhondda Cynon Taff Council – Final report of Scrutiny Working Group dealing with free sanitary provisions in schools

Business type: Debate

Reason considered: Senedd Business;

Status: Complete

First published: 16/05/2018

Decision due: 2 May 2018 by Plenary - Fifth Senedd