Emergency Life Support Skills in Schools Debate

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Julie Hilling

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Emergency Life Support Skills in Schools

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Wednesday 21st November 2012

(11 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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In advance of the debate tomorrow, I received a petition from residents of the United Kingdom. The original petition organised by the British Heart Foundation received 124,665 signatures.

The petition states:

The Petition from residents of the United Kingdom,

Declares that the Petitioners believe that knowing how to stop bleeding, open an airway or perform CPR is an essential part of a young person’s education; and the Government should take steps to ensure that there is a new generation of life savers across the UK.

The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to make emergency life support skills a part of the curriculum to be taught in all schools

And the Petitioners remain, etc.

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