Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 121971

Defibrillators

Tabled: 18 March 2026

Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

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

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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...

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