Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 19 January 2015.
Nick Gibb
Minister of State (Education)
2:30,
19 January 2015
I agree that first aid and life-saving skills are very important, but the Government do not believe that it should be a statutory requirement for schools to teach those skills. We trust schools to make their own decisions about what is best in their circumstances. Many schools do choose to teach these skills, working with organisations such as the British Heart Foundation or St John Ambulance. I would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend to consider what more can be done to promote these programmes in schools.