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...