Question follow-through · 123971

Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has any plans to make Defibrillators accessible with universal codes to maximise emergency availability.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
13 Apr 2026
Answer
13 Apr 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 25 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has any plans to make Defibrillators accessible with universal codes to maximise emergency availability.

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    There are no plans to introduce universal access codes for public-access automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Some charities which supply AEDs do so with cabinets that have a universal code, some communities choose to leave their cabinets unlocked, w...

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