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Defibrillators: Finance

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 80977

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support (a) schools, (b) sports clubs and (c) community groups with the cost of purchasing defibrillators.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The Department of Health and Social Care’s Community AED Fund delivered 3,080 new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to local communities between September 2023 and February 2025.

The Department for Education has published specific guidance on the provision of AEDs in schools. This guidance is available at the following link:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67936b102de28ea2d392f35b/Automated_External_Defibrillators__AEDs__guidance_for_schools.pdf

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