Ayoub Khan MP: written questions

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Written questions

Silicosis: Compensation and Social Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent consideration his Department has given to recommendations from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council on improving access to compensation and benefits for workers with silicosis.
Answer: The Department recognises the serious impact that silicosis can have on those affected and their families. We are carefully considering the recommendations from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council on silicosis, including how best to identify and prio...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
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Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: SilicosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to fast-track Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit claims for workers diagnosed with advanced silicosis in line with arrangements for mesothelioma sufferers.
Answer: The Department recognises the serious impact that silicosis can have on those affected and their families. We are carefully considering the recommendations from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council on silicosis, including how best to identify and prio...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
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SilicosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of silicosis among workers employed in the engineered stone and kitchen fabrication sector.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) monitors silicosis using multiple data sources, including voluntary reporting by chest physicians participating in the Surveillance of Work-related and Occupational Respiratory Disease (SWORD) scheme and cases assesse...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
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Silica: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is considering the introduction of a national screening programme for workers exposed to silica dust in the engineered stone industry.
Answer: Active health surveillance is a mandatory duty placed upon relevant duty holders under health and safety law, which will detect and tackle ill health amongst workers who may be exposed. Employers are required to act on the results they receive and workers...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
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Silica: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the Health and Safety Executive on improving health surveillance for workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has strengthened its guidance on health surveillance to make clear that employers must ensure that the health of employees exposed to respirable crystalline silica is regularly monitored. HSE is serving improvement no...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
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SilicosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to make silicosis a reportable disease under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013.
Answer: On 7 April 2026, the Health and Safety Executive launched a consultation seeking views on expanding the requirements in the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013, including reintroducing reports of pneumoconiosis, whic...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
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Stone: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to introduce a statutory prohibition on dry cutting of high-silica engineered stone without appropriate dust suppression measures.
Answer: Workers can be protected if the right control measures are in place to prevent exposure to harmful dust. The Health and Safety Executive will be carrying out more than 1000 inspections and where standards are not met, enforcement action is being taken to ...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
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Stone: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure compliance with Health and Safety Executive guidance prohibiting dry cutting of engineered stone without water suppression controls.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a campaign to highlight clear expectations for what businesses must do in recently published guidance and on HSEs Workright website. HSE will be carrying out more than 1000 inspections to every site it ca...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
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Silica: Health HazardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Health and Safety Executive’s enforcement powers in relation to employers exposing workers to respirable crystalline silica dust during the cutting of
Answer: Great Britain has a robust and well-established regulatory framework to protect workers from health risks arising from exposure to hazardous substances, including respirable crystalline silica under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulation...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
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Pupils: AsthmaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the risk of preventable asthma deaths among pupils during school hours.
Answer: The department does not hold the data requested.Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions, includ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
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Pupils: AsthmaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the confidence of staff in responding to asthma attacks in schools.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
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Pupils: AsthmaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will consider developing a national model for asthma management training in schools.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
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Pupils: AsthmaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on improving asthma safety in schools.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
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Pupils: AsthmaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on improving asthma management training in schools.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
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Pupils: AsthmaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance to schools on assessing the quality of asthma management training commissioned for staff.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
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Pupils: AsthmaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of school absences attributable to asthma in each of the last five academic years.
Answer: The department does not hold the data requested.Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions, includ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
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Pupils: AsthmaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the discretionary nature of holding emergency inhalers in schools on the safety of pupils with asthma.
Answer: The department does not hold the data requested.Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions, includ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
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Pupils: AsthmaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools in England hold emergency inhalers on their premises.
Answer: The department does not hold the data requested.Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions, includ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
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Pupils: AsthmaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had discussions with the Department for Health and Social Care on increasing the delivery of Tier 1 asthma training materials to school staff through the National Bundle of Care for C
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
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Schools: AsthmaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools hold Asthma Friendly School status.
Answer: The department does not hold this data. The programme is run locally by National Health service (NHS) regions, councils, or health partnerships, not as one central UK accreditation scheme.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
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Pupils: AsthmaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring schools to meet Asthma Friendly School standards.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
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Pupils: AsthmaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools fulfil duties under Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 in relation to pupils with asthma.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
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Pupils: AsthmaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will consider aligning asthma training requirements with the forthcoming approach to compulsory allergy awareness training.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
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Pupils: AsthmaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the preparedness of staff for managing asthma-related medical incidents in schools.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
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Pupils: AsthmaDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to make asthma management training mandatory for staff in schools.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. The accompanying statutory guidance makes clear to sch...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
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