Written questions

Defibrillators: Public Places

Commons · Question 30596 · Tabled 11 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of defibrillators in public spaces in England; and whether he has had recent discussions with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the number

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 18 Feb 2025

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. Following the depletion of the existing AED fund, launched in in September 2023,...