§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will call for a report from the London ambulance service on what has been the average response time for a 999 call in its area by(a) London ambulance service vehicles, (b) police vehicles used as ambulances and (c) other voluntary ambulances per week since 1 September.
§ Mr. FreemanDuring the period 1 September to 22 October the London ambulance service's average response time for 999 calls was 11.9 minutes from the receipt of the call by central ambulance control. The average time taken from the crew receiving the call to their arrival on the scene was nine minutes.
Similar information is not available in respect of Metropolitan police and British Red Cross vehicles deployed on 23 and 24 October. St. John ambulance service vehicles were also deployed on those dates and their average response time was 8.8 minutes from receipt of a call from control.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will call for a report from the London ambulance service on the number of ambulances that have been taken off the road by the London ambulance service management whilst crews were available to staff them during the current dispute.
§ Mr. FreemanThe details for the two days of the action are as follows:
Early Middle Night Monday 23 October 1989 Manned2 127 110 67 Not used3 52 86 34
Early Middle1 Tuesday 24 October 1989 Manned2 122 113 — Not used3 83 73 — 1Up to 1700 hours when an agreement was reached and front line vehicles went back "on the run". 2Manned = the number of fully staffed ambulances available. 3Not used = those ambulances not used due to the industrial action, as crews would not work to London ambulance service management requirements.