Adding questions on CPR and defibrillators to the theory test from early next year means candidates will “have a better understanding of the skills to use in an emergency”, it added.

In the UK there are more than 40,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) annually, but fewer than 10% of people survive.

Learner drivers are to be quizzed on their knowledge of CPR in a significant update to the theory test.

"All of us in this partnership hope that by making CPR and how to use a defibrillator part of the theory test, we will be able to significantly increase the number of people who have this life-saving ...

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Professor Len Noakes spearheaded the push for changes to the driving theory test.