Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108849
Defibrillators: Public Bodies
Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 2 February 2026
Question
Shivani Raja
Conservative — Leicester East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to require publicly funded bodies to ensure defibrillators are accessible to the public on a 24-hour basis.
Answer
Ashley DaltonIt is for individual publicly funded bodies to determine appropriate arrangements for the defibrillators they maintain, taking account of relevant factors such as building operating hours and security. More broadly, local communities themselves are best p...
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