Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17970

Defibrillators

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UKRomford

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

Mrs Sharon Hodgson
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...

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