AQO 1825/22-27 Oral question to the Assembly Commission
To ask the Assembly Commission for an update on the provision of free period products in Parliament Buildings.
Asked by David Honeyford MLA on 20 March 2025
- Answered
- Oral
- Answered in the Chamber
- Tabled
- 20 March 2025
- Answer due by
- 1 April 2025
- Answered
- 1 April 202512 days after tabling
- Department
- Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Answered in the Assembly Chamber on 1 April 2025. Extract from the Official Report (Hansard), including any supplementary questions:
Ms Ennis
I thank the Member for his question. The Assembly Commission assessed the feasibility of the free provision of sanitary products on a pilot basis in February 2020. From March 2020, a range of free sanitary products were made available in facilities that are accessible to the public and all Building users. To date, sanitary products remain available for free in Parliament Buildings in the four facilities that are accessible to the public and all Building users.
Mr Honeyford
Are there any plans to extend that provision, or is the Commission happy with the areas that it covers?
Ms Ennis
There are no plans to extend the provision of free sanitary products in Parliament Buildings. While the current provision is focused on locations that can be accessed by the public, the facilities are accessible to all Building users.