Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 107585

Schools: Defibrillators

Tabled: 21 January 2026
Answered: 30 January 2026

Question

Sonia Kumar

LabourDudley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help ensure that defibrillators which have reached the end of their operational life will in state-funded schools in England will be replaced and funded by her Department.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
In 2023, the department provided over 20,000 defibrillators to state-funded schools in England. The programme aimed to ‘plug the gaps’ in existing provision to ensure that all schools have access to a device.Defibrillators provided by the department are f...

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