Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 80348

Defibrillators

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Perran Moon

LabourCamborne and Redruth

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will issue guidance to local planning authorities and neighbourhood planning groups on encouraging the inclusion of public access defibrillators in new housing developments

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Government recognises the importance of improving access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces.We have no current plans to require the installation of public access defibrillators in new housing developments through planning gui...

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