Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that state schools in Solihull constituency have access to defibrillators.

On 20 January 2023, the Department announced that the first deliveries of defibrillators had taken place. More information on the announcement can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defibrillator-deliveries-begin-for-all-schools-that-need-one.

The Department will ensure that all state-funded schools in England have access to a defibrillator. All eligible schools in Solihull are expected to receive a defibrillator by the end of the 2022/23 academic year. Schools will be contacted by the supplier, Lyreco, once their defibrillator has been dispatched.