§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children in the age range five to 11 years attend schools in England; and what percentage of these children is classified as suffering from asthma.
§ Mr. ForthThe information requested regarding numbers of children who have asthma is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) if he will make a statement on his policy on the carriage of asthma ventilators on their person, at all times, on school premises by children in the age group five to 11 years;
(2) to what extent the carrying at all times of asthma ventilators by asthma suffering children of the age range five to 11 years, while at school is a matter to be decided by (a) the child's parents, (b) the school's head teacher or (c) other education authority groupings.
§ Mr. ForthIt is considered good health care practice for children with asthma, where possible, to manage their own condition as early as is consistent with their development. Teachers should, in consultation with parents and with the benefit of appropriate medical advice, do all that is reasonable to enable children to participate as fully as possible in school life.
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