SOUTH HETTON PRIMARY SCHOOL AND THEIR PPP CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 1401, tabled 14 June 2018 by Grahame Morris (Labour). Signed by 9 members.

That this House congratulates the Year 6 students of South Hetton Primary School for using their Go Givers class project to create a PPP Campaign to raise the issue of period problems and poverty; commends the Year 6 students at that school for collecting donations of sanitary items to create pants packs to help women and girls who are homeless or in poverty to meet their sanitary needs; also thanks the local community for donating to the campaign that will continue until the end of the summer term; believes access to sanitary products is a basic human right and welcomes the initiatives in Scotland and Wales to provide free sanitary products to low income families; and calls on the Government to adopt a similar initiative for England to end period poverty in the UK.

Signatures by party: Labour 5, Scottish National Party 3, Liberal Democrat 1.