Question follow-through · 28711

Defibrillators: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits developing a national strategy to place defibrillators in socio-economically deprived communities.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 4 Feb 2025
Target answer date: 6 Feb 2025
Answer: 17 Feb 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

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Recorded timeline

4 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits developing a national strategy to place defibrillators in socio-economically deprived communities.
6 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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17 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to improving access to Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces and reducing inequalities in access to these life saving devices. Following the depletion of the existing AED fund, launched in September 2023, th...

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