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Schools: Allergies

Commons · Question 58645 · Tabled 10 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 18 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to implement the recommendations on staff training made in Prevention of Future Deaths reports in the case of (a) Mohammed Ismaeel Ashraf, (b) Karanbir Cheema and (c) Nasar A

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 18 Jun 2025

In these three tragic cases the coroners found that a lack of understanding of the pupils’ allergies and the correct way to respond to an allergic reaction may have contributed to their deaths. Governing bodies must ensure that the arrangements they put i...