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Defibrillators

Asked by Sarah PochinReform UKDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 15 June 2026UIN 7881

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase the installation of defibrillators in public areas.

Answered by Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The Government’s position is that local communities are best placed to make decisions about procuring, locating, and maintaining defibrillators. Over 110,000 defibrillators are registered in the United Kingdom on The Circuit, the independent automated external defibrillator database. Over 30,000 of these have been added in the past two years, many as a result of local community led action.

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