Written questions

Air Ambulance Services

Commons · Question 26546 · Tabled 2 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to recognise and support Air Ambulance Week 2026 and the contribution of air ambulance charities to the delivery of specialist pre-hospital emergency care.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 8 Sep 2026

Whilst no specific assessment has made, we recognise that air ambulance charities are a lifeline to communities across the country, and I want to celebrate the extraordinary volunteers who keep these services flying. We are working closely with them acros...