§ Mr. Boyesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (a) ambulance, (b) ambulance depots and (c) ambulance drivers were employed by the Northern regional health authority for each year between 1979 and 1984.
§ Mr. John Patten[pursuant to his reply, 16 January 1985, c. 171]: The numbers of ambulancemen/women working in the Northern regional health authority in the 469W years 1979 to 1983 are given in the table. The information for September 1984 is not yet available. The numbers of ambulancemen/women directly employed by the RHA, in the Northumbria ambulance service, are also shown for they years 1981 to 1983 only, the earlier years not being available.
Ambulancemenlwomen employed at 30 September (whole-time equivalent) 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Northern RHA 1,206 1,235 1,262 1,262 1,279
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 Ambulances Stations Ambulances Stations Ambulances Stations Ambulances Stations Northern RHA 548 63 549 65 566 66 546 66 Northumbria Ambulance Service 250 29 249 29 257 29 253 29