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Defibrillators

Commons · Question 121971 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 31 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered introducing a national defibrillator strategy.

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 31 Mar 2026

The Government’s position is that local communities are best placed to make decisions about procuring, locating, and maintaining automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Over 110,000 defibrillators are registered in the United Kingdom on The Circuit, the...