29 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat assessment she has made of the adequacy of the preparedness of staff for managing asthma-related medical incidents in schools.
ReplySection 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
29 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools fulfil duties under Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 in relation to pupils with asthma.
ReplySection 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
29 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring schools to meet Asthma Friendly School standards.
ReplySection 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
29 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhether she plans to make asthma management training mandatory for staff in schools.
ReplySection 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
29 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedIf her Department will consider aligning asthma training requirements with the forthcoming approach to compulsory allergy awareness training.
ReplySection 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
29 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat data her Department holds on the number of school absences attributable to asthma in each of the last five academic years.
ReplyThe department does not hold the data requested.Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions, includ...
29 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedHow many schools hold Asthma Friendly School status.
ReplyThe department does not hold this data. The programme is run locally by National Health service (NHS) regions, councils, or health partnerships, not as one central UK accreditation scheme.
29 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to help reduce the risk of preventable asthma deaths among pupils during school hours.
ReplyThe department does not hold the data requested.Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions, includ...
29 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the discretionary nature of holding emergency inhalers in schools on the safety of pupils with asthma.
ReplyThe department does not hold the data requested.Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions, includ...
29 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedHow many and what proportion of schools in England hold emergency inhalers on their premises.
ReplyThe department does not hold the data requested.Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions, includ...
29 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the confidence of staff in responding to asthma attacks in schools.
ReplySection 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
29 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedIf her Department will consider developing a national model for asthma management training in schools.
ReplySection 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
29 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on improving asthma safety in schools.
ReplySection 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
29 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on improving asthma management training in schools.
ReplySection 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
29 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhether her Department has issued guidance to schools on assessing the quality of asthma management training commissioned for staff.
ReplySection 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
29 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhether her Department has had discussions with the Department for Health and Social Care on increasing the delivery of Tier 1 asthma training materials to school staff through the National Bundle of Care for C
ReplySection 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
20 Apr 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhether she has been approached by (a) Birmingham City Council, (b) the West Midlands Combined Authority, or (c) any other public body to approve the re-designation of school land for development in Birmingham Perry Barr in the last three years.
ReplyThe department has not received any applications or notifications from Birmingham City Council or any other public body concerning the redesignation of school land for development within the Perry Barr area during the past three years.
16 Apr 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to support students who have been ordered by Student Loans Company to repay Childcare Grant funding issued in error.
ReplyIt has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
16 Apr 2026·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to support students ordered by Student Loans Company to repay tuition fee and maintenance loans given in error.
ReplyIt has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
4 Jul 2025·Department for Education·Answered
AskedHow many and what proportion of schools (a) had and (b) did not have emergency inhalers installed on their grounds in the latest period for which data is available.
ReplyThe department does not hold data on emergency inhalers in schools.Under section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014, maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units must make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. Schools are responsible for deciding how best to fulfil this duty. They are permitted to buy salbutamol inhalers, without a prescription, for use in emergencies, but there is no requirement to do so.