§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give the number of ambulances for each regional health authority.
§ Mr. FreemanThe available information is given in the table.
Ambulance Services Total number of ambulance service vehicles used to transport patients Regional Health Authority 1987–88 England 6,482 Northern 479 Yorkshire 680 Trent 698 East Anglia 235 North West Thames 200 North East Thames 150 South East Thames 300 South West Thames 11,121 Wessex 247 Oxford 283 South Western 438 West Midlands 702 Mersey 393 North Western 556 Source: York Health Authority—National Ambulance Service Survey 1987–88. The following types of vehicles have been included in the above figures: 2—trolley emergency. 2—trolley dual purpose. Sitting case seats only (under 14). Sitting case seats stretcher capacity. Sitting case seats + lift mechanism. Car (with or without stretcher capacity). Bus—14 or more seats with or without stretcher or wheelchair capacity. 1 Includes London ambulance service.