§ Mr. Higginsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the cost of the West Sussex ambulance service in each of the past five years; and what he expects the cost to be in the next three years;
(2) if he will specify what recent changes have been made in the West Sussex ambulance service and the extent to which these changes were carried out as a result of instructions from his Department rather than from the health authorities concerned.
§ Mr. WhitneyI am sorry I cannot give my right hon. Friend the information he seeks as this is not held centrally. My right hon. Friend may wish to contact the chairman of Worthing district health authority, which manages the ambulance service on behalf of the three West Sussex health districts for this information.