Shadow Secretary of State for Education Angela Rayner has pledged to end period poverty in schools by committing £10 million for sanitary products.
Her strong words come after a report by charity Freedom4Girls found girls in the UK were missing school because they could not afford sanitary protection.
Rayner told the Labour Party Conference that this is a “scandal” and that every child would get the support they needed under Labour.
The Conservative government has said it will look at the issue.
.@AngelaRayner : Labour will end the ‘scandal’ of period poverty in our schools.
And invest £8 Billion into building new schools.#Lab17 pic.twitter.com/QSbjiz1P1p— Corbynator (@Corbynator2) September 26, 2017
Speaking in Brighton Rayner said: “As well as giving our schools the resources they need, we must ensure they give every child the support they deserve. All our pupils deserve a good quality of life.
“So I am proud to say that as your secretary of state I will allocate £10m from our departmental budget to end the scandal of period poverty in our schools.”
The pledge received a standing ovation from delegates at the event.
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