Schools: Access to Defibrillators Debate

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Lord McColl of Dulwich

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Schools: Access to Defibrillators

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Business of the House
Monday 30th January 2017

(7 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Nash Portrait Lord Nash
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Under our deal, schools can now purchase the machines for £435, compared to £1,000 to £2,000 if they did so independently.

Lord McColl of Dulwich Portrait Lord McColl of Dulwich (Con)
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Is the Minister aware that these machines are now so sophisticated that if any operator is about to use one inappropriately, it has been programmed to tell the operator to “push off”?

Lord Nash Portrait Lord Nash
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I do not know if they quite put it in those terms, but I am aware that they are apparently very easy to use and the instructions are very clear.

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