PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Air Ambulance Services: Coronavirus (19 March 2020)

The Department continues to engage with the air ambulance sector via Air Ambulances UK, the national organisation for the United Kingdom’s air ambulance charities. The charities have been asked to provide an assessment of the operations and fundraising impact of COVID-19 to give a clear national picture of their needs. Further to this, any support required by air ambulance charities is being considered by the National Ambulance Coordination Centre as part of their role in supporting voluntary sector deployment as appropriate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Air ambulances are self-funded, but the Government has previously provided one-off grants to support capital projects, such as building or extending airbases and helipads, and purchasing equipment, cars and aircraft.