Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to create a national allergy tsar within the NHS.

The Government recognises the challenges in allergy care and the need to address the rapid and continuing rise of allergies.

The Department’s officials continue to discuss with NHS England and other Government departments and agencies, as well as patient groups, how best to improve care and support for people with allergies, including their health outcomes and quality of life. We will be considering calls for the Government to appoint a national allergy lead this autumn.