Football: Defibrillators

(asked on 29th June 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many referees in the (a) professional and (b) grassroots football sector are trained in administrating CPR.


Answered by
Nigel Huddleston Portrait
Nigel Huddleston
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 5th July 2021

First aid skills, including how to administer CPR, are important life skills for everyone. Recent events at UEFA EURO 2020 have demonstrated the particular value of first aid training for anyone involved in football, or indeed any sport.

The department does not hold information about the number of professional or grassroots referees who have been trained in CPR. This information is held by the relevant national governing body, which in England is The Football Association.

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