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 GouldThe 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.