§ Ms. RichardsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has on the tampon industry's schools education programme; and whether he will consider incorporating information for new tampon users about the danger of contracting toxic shock syndrome into schools' curricula.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthTeaching about the use of sanitary protection would normally be covered within a school's programme of sex education. Under section 18(2) of the Education (No. 2) Act 1986 responsibility for determining an individual school's policy on the content and organisation of sex education rests with the school governors.