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Defibrillators

Commons · Question 17970 · Tabled 13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to increase to availability of (a) defibrillators and (b) other first aid equipment (i) across England and (ii) within Romford constituency.

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 17 Jul 2026

The Department’s position is that local communities are best placed to make decisions about procuring, locating, and maintaining automated external defibrillators (AEDs) that are managed outside of the National Health Service, including in the Romford con...