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Care Homes: Defibrillators

Commons · Question 65239 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 28 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of retirement (a) villages and (b) homes without automated external defibrillators.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 28 Jul 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 September 2023, th...