Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 11 November 2025.
Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment with Secretary of State for Education of the potential impact of amending Schedule 17, Part 1, Paragraph 12(b) of The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to enable schools to obtain new adrenaline nasal sprays for the treatment of allergic reactions on children with allergies .
Zubir Ahmed
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care
Officials at the Department are in the early stages of considering if potential amendments to Schedule 17 of the Human Medicines Regulations (HMRs) 2012 are required.
Should amendments to the HMRs be required, the Government will conduct a public consultation to ensure that the views of stakeholders are carefully considered, prior to any changes being made.
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