Question follow-through · 83975

Defibrillators: Care Homes and Sheltered Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the number of defibrillators at (a) care homes, (b) sheltered housing and (c) warden controlled properties.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
21 Oct 2025
Target answer date
23 Oct 2025
Answer
28 Oct 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the number of defibrillators at (a) care homes, (b) sheltered housing and (c) warden controlled properties.

  2. 23 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The provision of defibrillators is a matter for local communities, working in partnership with local organisations and charities.Decisions as to whether automated external defibrillators should be fitted is a matter for the owners of those properties, wit...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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