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School Pupils with Allergies

Proceeding contribution from Alicia Kearns (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 30 November 2023. It occurred during Debate on School Pupils with Allergies.

We have a little more time. On that point, would the Minister accept that there is a real problem that, while the auto-injectors are stored in schools, not many staff go through any form of training on how to use them? We have to be honest, in this day and age when we see Americanism being imported to our country, teachers are scared that they will end up in law courts. The Department has a responsibility to support staff so that they are confident enough to provide that life-saving aid. Does the Minister agree, therefore, that there should be funding or a process in place? Does he agree that training should be provided in some way, even if it is just a YouTube video that every single teacher must watch, so that teachers have the confidence to administer auto-injectors? That is a concern that we hear repeatedly, and there is currently no provision.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
741 c400WH 
Session
2023-24
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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