UK Parliament home

This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament

View other petitions from this Parliament

Closed Fund and require defibrillators in all public places

Closed on

The Government should fund and require the placement and maintenance of defibrillators in all public places. This should include schools, work places, supermarkets, gyms, shopping centres, transport stations, swimming pools, and stadiums.

Recent events have demonstrated the importance of close proximity of a defibrillator. For every minute that defibrillation is delayed, survival decreases by 7 percent to 10 percent. If it is delayed by more than 10 minutes, the chance of survival in adults is less than 5 percent. Let's make sure distance is not the reason for someone losing their life.

333 signatures

Show on a map

10,000

Petition progress

View all updates for this petition, with the most recent first.

  • Related activity

    MPs debate public access to defibrillators

    On Tuesday 4 July, Abena Oppong-Asare MP led a Westminster Hall debate in Parliament on public access to defibrillators.

    During the debate MPs discussed access to and awareness of publicly available defibrillators. They also discussed the VAT arrangements for defibrillators.

    What are Westminster Hall debates?

    Westminster Hall is the second Chamber of the House of Commons.

    Westminster Hall debates give MPs an opportunity to raise local or national issues and receive a response from a government minister. Any MP can take part in a Westminster Hall debate.

    Debates in Westminster Hall take place on ‘general debate' motions expressed in neutral terms. These motions are worded ‘That this House has considered [a specific matter]'.

    Get involved in the work of the UK Parliament

    Sign up to the Your UK Parliament newsletter for the latest information on how to get involved and make a difference.

  • Petition closed

  • Related activity

    Share your experience of access to Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs)

    On 4 November, Jim Shannon MP and Paul Howell MP will lead a debate on public access to Automatic External Defibrillators.

    To inform the debate, Jim Shannon MP wants to hear about your experiences. He may quote your contribution directly during the debate.

    Find out more and share your ideas with him here: https://ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/public-access-to-automatic-external-defibrillators/index.html

    Videos of the debate, the transcript and other relevant material will be accessible shortly after the debate on this webpage.

    The deadline for contributions is midday, 3 November.

    What are backbench business debates?

    Backbench business debates give backbenchers (MPs who aren’t ministers or shadow ministers) an opportunity to secure a debate on a topic of their choice, either in the Chamber or Westminster Hall.

    MPs can make a request for a debate to the Backbench Business Committee, who hears and decides which debates to schedule.

    Backbench debates can either be general debates (which do not end in a vote) or be on a substantive motion (which calls for an action and can end in a vote). This debate will be a general debate/ on a substantive motion.

  • Petition published

    This petition can now be signed.

    If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

    If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

    This petition will stay open until 21 December 2021.