Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16315

Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services

Tabled: 6 July 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that hospital helipads are protected from (a) planning and (b) operational restrictions.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Hospital helicopter landing sites are an important part of the urgent and emergency care system, supporting the transfer of critically ill patients to specialist services.In relation to planning restrictions, responsibility for local planning decisions re...

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