Monica Lennon

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MSPs set to cope with back plans, time of poverty, by providing hygiene articles is available to all free of charge.

The legislation, put forward by Labour MSP Monica Lennon , probably his first vote in Holyrood later.

It Comes after the Scottish government last week, his position has changed, and promised to support The Bill .

currently, tampons, sanitary pads, and some resuable products will only be funded in schools, colleges and universities.

the Minister had previously been against Ms Lennon proposals, citing concerns over the deliverability and the estimated £24m annual cost for the implementation of the legislation.

But the government U-turn means that all the parties to ensure the cheap plans, products are available free of charge on a universal basis.

The legislation brought forward by Labour MSP Monica Lennon

last week, the Minister said they had "significant and very real concerns", but they would get back to its first parliamentary stage, with a view to the changes, as you progress through the Parliament.

Ms Lennon said: "I am delighted that this bill has the support of cross-civic Scotland of the girl guides, trade unions, anti-poverty, Caritas, and many individuals, who have their own lived experience of the period of poverty and knows how it is to have access to the products, if you need to. "

The legislation would create a legal obligation on the Scottish government to ensure that the sanitary products are available free of charge "for anyone who needs them".

It could have went without the SNP secure, with MSPs from Labour, the Conservatives, the Greens and the Lib Dems all on Board.

- fighting of the period of poverty in the schools (from left to right) Caitlin, Xena and Amy, the students of St. Paul High School in Glasgow.

At St Paul's High School in Glasgow, it's a Schema is formed, where the older students were to speak to girls in S1 over periods of time and poverty.

"it means a time of poverty, that girl can not afford to buy, sanitary products," a student, Caitlin, told Bbc Scotland .

With average, periods lasted for about Five Days , it costs up to £8 per month for tampons and pads can.

Xena said, the cost meant to use some girls have all the items such as handkerchiefs or socks tide of blood.

"it means that some of the girls are feart to come to school and do not want to leave The House at all," said another student, Amy.

How, free time products have been in the toilets at St. Paul's High School since the academic year 2018/19

The step came after a survey found that about a quarter of the respondents had a fight in the school, college or a University in Scotland, access to sanitary products.

Meanwhile, about 12% of the respondents said they have had to wear "improvise plumbing".

"It is a right that every woman should have, you should be able to have access to free hygiene items," said Amy.

"It's not like it's a luxury item, or nothing. We need you. "

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Source of news: bbc.com