Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to ensure that schools follow the statutory guidance entitled Supporting pupils with medical conditions at school, published on 1 September 2014.

The statutory guidance to schools is issued by the Department for Education, and responsibility for policy relating to schools sits with that Department.

Officials in the Department of Health and Social Care work closely with officials at the Department for Education to ensure the health and care system’s appropriate contribution to support children with health conditions, special educational needs, and disabilities in schools. This includes work to take forward the reforms of SEND and alternative provision and on the continued roll-out of mental health support teams and senior mental health leads in schools and colleges in England.