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Defibrillators

Commons · Question 2770 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to provide a sufficient number of public defibrillators to ensure that one is always accessible within five minutes of a cardiac arrest.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 5 Sep 2024

The Government is committed to improving access to Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces and reducing inequalities in access to these life saving devices. We have made a further £500,000 available to fulfil existing applications to the...