Let's End Period Poverty
  • Home
  • About
  • FAQs
  • In the Media
  • Journey of the Bill
  • Get Involved
  • Blog
  • What Others Say
  • Consultation Responses
  • Organisational Responses
  • Individual Responses
  • Home
  • About
  • FAQs
  • In the Media
  • Journey of the Bill
  • Get Involved
  • Blog
  • What Others Say
  • Consultation Responses
  • Organisational Responses
  • Individual Responses

get involved

Get In Touch

Monica continues to campaign on this issue and welcomes input from campaigners and supporters regarding next steps. 

E-mail: monica.lennon.msp@parliament.scot
Call:  0131 348 6484
Write:  Monica Lennon MSP, Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh EH99 1SP
​

Follow @period_poverty on Twitter for updates
Share your own stories/media articles using #freeperiodproducts 

​The following letter was submitted to MSPs to show support for the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill. This active participation and many other forms of support made all the difference to help pass the Bill through the Scottish Parliament and Monica extends her thanks to grassroots activists, period poverty campaigners and her colleagues in the Scottish Parliament who have been persistent, encouraging and supportive throughout the campaign. 

Dear MSPs
Support the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill
Scotland has taken positive steps to tackle period poverty that we can all be proud of.
To build on this progress, we are writing to ask for your support for the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill.
We believe that period poverty remains a significant issue in Scotland, and that access to free period products for all who need them should become a legal right.
The passage of the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill is an important step towards normalising menstruation and helping to end the stigma around periods.
We welcome the progress that has been so far by the Scottish Government in partnership with local authorities and others, to provide free period products in schools, colleges, universities and in other organisations across Scotland.
However, we believe that creating a statutory duty is necessary to ensure that this progress continues and that future governments cannot undo the work that has already been undertaken.
The Bill has wide support across Parliament and civic Scotland, and we urge you to support the general principles of the legislation so that it can progress to the next stage of further scrutiny and opportunity for amendment.
We agree with the principle that ensuring access to free period products to all who need them should be a right, and believe this Bill is an important step towards a fairer and more equal future. Women, girls, trans men and non-binary people who have shared their experiences of period poverty and who have given evidence should be applauded for their courage. The support from women’s and LGBT organisations, local government, colleges and universities, trade unions, students and youth organisations, health experts, charities and thousands of groups and individuals across Scotland reflects the widespread support for the Bill.
We urge MSPs to support the general principles of the Bill and to work together on a cross-party basis to pass this legislation.

Yours sincerely,

​
Aamer Anwar  |  Lawyer & Rector of University of Glasgow
Amika George  |  Founder of Free Periods  
Barnardo’s  |  David Ferguson, Assistant Director Policy and Influencing
BEMIS Scotland  |  Danny Boyle, Senior Parliamentary and Policy Officer
BINTI |  Manjit K. Gill, CEO & Founder
Bloody Good Period  |  Gabby Edlin, CEO and Founder, Bloody Good Period
Children in Scotland  |  Jackie Brock, CEO
Coalition for Racial Equality & Rights  |  Jatin Haria, CRER Executive Director
CWU Scotland  |  
Cyrenians  |  
Disability Equality Scotland  |  Morven Brooks, 
Chief Executive Officer
Educational Institute of Scotland  |  Andrea Bradley, Assistant Secretary
Endometriosis UK  |  
Engender  |  Eilidh Dickson, Policy & Parliamentary Manager
Equality Network  | 
Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health Scotland |  Dr Alison Scott, MB ChB, FRCOG, FFSRH, Consultant Gynaecologist
​and lead for women with high and complex social needs
Free Periods  |  
Fire Brigades Union  |  Rachel Rogers, 
Region 1, Women’s Secretary
Freedom 4 Girls  |  
Girlguiding Scotland  |  Denise Spence, Chief Executive Officer
GMB Union   |  
HIV Scotland  |  Nathan Sparling, Chief Executive
Homeless Period Ireland  | 
Inclusion Scotland  |  Iain Smith. National and Local Policy Manager
LGBT Youth Scotland  |  Dr Mhairi Crawford, Chief Executive
Lady Business  |  Tilly O’Donnell, Meredith Rae, Abby Reid, Elle-Rose Fotheringham, Larbert High School
Lanarkshire Carers Centre  |  
Light Up Learning   |  
Money Advice Scotland  |  Yvonne MacDermid, CEO
On The Ball  |  Mikaela, Erin & Orlaith @OnTheBaw
One Parent Families Scotland   |  Satwat Rehman, CEO
Public and Commercial Services Union  |  Sharon Edwards, PCS Scotland Chair
Red Box Project   |  Gemma Abbott
Royston Youth Action   |  Sharon Kelly
Sanitary Aid ZimbabweTrust    |  Theresa Farai Nyava, Founder
Sanitree  |  Amy Goodman, Director
Scotdec  |  Katie McGeary
Scottish Trans Alliance  |  Vic Valentine, Policy Officer, Scottish Trans Alliance
Scottish Women’s Convention  |  
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations  |  Anna Fowlie, Chief Executive
Scottish Youth Parliament   |  Bailey-Lee Robb MSYP, Trustee for Policy and Advocacy
Scottish Women’s Convention   |  
South Lanarkshire College  |  Liz Newlands, President of the South Lanarkshire College Students’ Association
Stonewall Scotland   |  Megan Snedden, Policy Officer
STUC  |  Dave Moxham, STUC Deputy General Secretary
Synergy Concerts  |  Grainne Vedamanikam, Founder
Time for Inclusive Education (TIE)  |  Jordan Daly 
& Liam Stevenson. Co-Founders
The Poverty Alliance  | 
Unite Scotland  |  
Welfare Scotland  |  Rob McDowall, Chairperson
Who Cares? Scotland   | 
Women’s Aid South Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire  |  Heather Russell, CEO 
Young Women’s Movement  |  Dr Patrycja Kupiec, Elena Soper, Amy King, Sara Al-mashat
and
Eleanor Wilson
Jennifer Faskin
Joanna McNeil
Cara Hilton
Kirsteen Sullivan
Brian Finlay
Clare Quigley
Anne Blundell
Emma-Louise Smith
Maureen Hamill
Lisa-Kristin Weylandt
Jackie Tolland
Sharon Graham
Patricia Williams
Jacinta Farrell
Darren Blance
Tracey Mac
Joanne Kilday
Evelyne Torren Ogayar
Katie Williams
Calum Baird
Concepcion Murcia
Katrina Simpson
Teah Zdanowicz
Nuria Castro
Michelle Ramsay
Angela Feeney
Kate Sang
Rebekah Corbett
Sarah Donald
Luis Canadas
Caitlin Boyce
Holly Bird
Lesley Gould
Kirsty Cairney
Mark Waller
Stuart Smith
Andrew Baker
Flora McGuigan
Amanda Govan
Kirsty Woods
Ronnie Scott
Karen McKinley
Yvonne Maclean
Tracy Morrice
Michael McFarlane
Michael Hendry
Christian Wulff
Leah Macdonald
Siobhan McIlroy
Gavin Anderson
Emma-Louise Smith
Kyle Walsh
Heather Herbert
Jade Murdoch
Mairi Bruce
Emma Lang
Grace Murphy
Richard Shanley
Julie McDougall
Stephen Rankin
Samantha Penman
Jeff Logan
Susan Hearty
Cameron Ronald
Inga McVicar
Diane Harte
Jasmine Gellatly
Delia Colopi
Rachel McCallion
Sophie Thomson
Emma Neil
Daniel McCreadie
Heather Lawson
Ciar McKinley
Ryan Girvan
Lucy Johnstone
Claire McCabe
Faye Iannetta
Mark Donnelly
Marianne Mckinlay
Michael Mcgee
Jamie Duncan
Darren McLachlan
Leah Silverlick
Kieran Milligan
Alice Brown
Dionne Harty
Shaun Williams
Sean McKinlay
Joanna Whitby
Heather Pearson
Marie Larkin
Richard Glennon
Heather Reilly
Lewis Dunsire
Sanah Ahmad
Rabeel Imrane
Susan Myles
Stephanie Thomson
Paul Rolwich
Jack Loudon
Chris Scott
Kate Stevenson
Mike Sheer
Barnaby Edmonds
Jack Davidson
Amy Taylor
Amy Shimmin
Jodie Gilbert
Rona McBride
Thomas Gardiner
Georgia Keatley-Barclay
Gary Southworth
Sharon Murphy
Jonny Smart
Sean Bradley
Paul Carnwath
Lucie Arneil
Clark Gillies
Jennifer Jones
Lindsay Duffy
Andrew Kyle
Ellie Wilkie
Shirley Stewart
Yve Barry
Ross Lafferty
Thomas Vallance
Wendy Milne
Marion Cromb
Zoe McKeown
Anne Sweeney
Emily Vaughan
Pam Duncan-Glancy
Morgan Finnie
Merryn Green
Diane Harte
Linzi Burke
Laura McMonagle
Stephen Dalton
Yvonne Langton
John Harrington
Nicola Herd
Heidi Volpe
Silvia Rovira
Kevin Gerhardt
Madeleine Planche
Kathy Baguley
Heather Clark
Altair Seel
Edana O’Donnell
David Thomson
Javier Moralo Satorre
Danielle Rowley
Caroll Evans
Stephen Smellie
Sharon Greenwood
Amy Aylmer
Nokuzola Ndwandwe
Erin Campbell MSYP
Vicky Carroll
Paul Sweeney
Joe Cullinane
Jessica Reid
Lee Beattie
Stephen Heeney
Louise Mcphater
Lynsey Hamilton
Peter Stoddart
Libby Nicol
Richard McCready
​Emma Walker
​Jacqueline Eve
Finlay Stevenson
Adelle McNeil
Zoe Barber
Bethany Suggett
John Reilly
Aaron Fraser
Erin Keir
Francesca Pawelczyk
Lexie Morrison
Irene Audain
Lesley Orr
Margaret Parkinson
Laura Dudley-Smith
Maria Tomlinson
Helen Provan
Jeanne Martin
Gayle Davis
Jenni Martin
Emma Reilly
Elizabeth Folarin
Cody McCormick
Debbie Boyd
Kim Robertson
Kimberley Lamb
Emma-Louise Smith
Siobhan McCready
Debbie Mutter
Alison Briggs
Carol Hayward
Bettina Bildhauer
Subodh Tailor
Shirley Stewart
Marina Politis
Vicky Carroll
Marjory Wallace
Richard Paris
Sarah Anderson
Jane Donnachie
Susan Harcourt
Stuart Graham
Peter Stefanovic
Lee Martin
Nicola Wheeler
David Caulfield
Samantha Paton
Heather Pearson
Gemma Nimmo
Nicola Sykes
Kelly Mackay
Natalie Middleton
Susan Clark
Gillian McWilliams
Jeanette Miller
Alexander Barclay
Megan Hood
Hiba Abdullah
Sandra Gerrie
Jasmeen Kanwal
Laura Michelle
Andrea Sime
Kirsty Chatburn
Lee Ann Darroch
Thanuja Simmons
Gillian Logie
Erica Perez-Smet
Kara Ferguson
Emma Murray
Alice Murray
Ava Gray
Leigh Ritchie
Jennifer Goff
Oona Miller
Alexander McDonald
Alyx Easton
Mari Smith
Millie McAuslan
Ellie Stenton
Izzy Williams
Katy MacKay
Mary Alexander
Margaret McNeil
Eileen Martin
Stephen Marshall
Oliver Robertson
Georgina Gibson
Keith Mcintosh
Emma Cuthbertson
​

Proudly powered by Weebly