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Government response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report on allergy (6th report of session 2006–07)

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee published its report on allergy on 26 September 2007. This command paper sets out the Government's response to the conclusions and recommendations in that report.

The Department of Health has co-ordinated the response, which also includes contributions from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, the Department for Children, Schools and Families, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Health and Safety Executive and the Food Standards Agency.

The Government welcomes the Committee’s report, which highlights allergy as an issue that needs to be addressed by a range of stakeholders, including the Government. 

The Government recognises the importance of allergy and is committed to playing its part in helping to alleviate the burden of allergic disorders. This Command Paper refers to some of the strategies being developed and employed to do so.

• Download Government response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report on allergy (PDF, 237K)
• House of Lords Science and Technology Committee: Allergy (opens new window)
• A review of services for allergy: the epidemiology, demand for and provision of treatment and effectiveness of clinical interventions (July 2006)