Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 79102

Schools: Adrenaline Auto-injectors

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in England hold spare EpiPens for emergency use under the Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2017; and what steps her Department is taking to encourage greater uptake.

Answer

Georgia Gould
The department does not hold the data requested.We are working with the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England to consider how we might extend the availability of adrenaline auto-injectors in schools.