Question follow-through · 43370

CPR and Defibrillators: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps with the Secretary of State for Education to promote (a) CPR training and (b) defibrillator use in schools.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
1 Apr 2025
Target answer date
3 Apr 2025
Answer
8 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps with the Secretary of State for Education to promote (a) CPR training and (b) defibrillator use in schools.

  2. 3 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    There are no plans to take steps with my Rt Hon. Friend, Secretary of State for Education to promote cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and defibrillator use in schools. The Department for Education published guidance in January 2025 on the prov...

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