I apologise for intervening on my right hon. Friend because I know that he wants to make progress, but this might be something that he could commit to today. The problem, as I set out in my speech, is that too many schools think that allergies are a dietary issue, not a medical issue. If the next mailer to all schools reiterated that we see allergies very clearly as a medical condition, and reminded them of their statutory duties, that could go a long way to forcing all schools to take the action that he rightly says that they can take. This would not be as top-down; it would reiterate the regulations, and allow schools to take the action that they need to.
Allergy Guidance for Schools
Proceeding contribution from
Alicia Kearns
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 21 May 2024.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Allergy Guidance for Schools.
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