Question follow-through · 127251

Police: Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of equipping all police cars with defibrillators.

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Home Office
Tabled
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
16 Apr 2026
Answer
27 Apr 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of equipping all police cars with defibrillators.

  2. 16 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Provision of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in police vehicles is currently an operational matter for police forces to decide at local level. I have had several meetings on the value of equipping all police cars with defibrillators and I am care...

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