Allergies: Children
Commons · Question 32115 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Gareth Snell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of children under the age of 18 that are currently diagnosed with an allergy.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 5 Mar 2025
The Department does not hold data on the number of 999 emergency calls that mention anaphylaxis. Neither does the Department hold data on the number of paediatric allergists employed in the National Health Service.The Department has not made an estimate o...