Asthma: Schools
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how 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.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell
The 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.
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