Scottish Ambulance Service

HC Deb 25 February 1992 vol 204 c477W

Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for the Scottish Ambulance Service, Greater Glasgow area, in April 1991 and December 1991 the number of(a) urgent calls and (b) emergency calls.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The information about the Greater Glasgow area is:

	April 1991	December 1991
Number of urgent calls	2,762	2,779
Number of emergency calls	3,415	4,175

Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of cases currently being considered by the procurator fiscal for fatal accident investigation in which delay in ambulance response from the Scottish Ambulance Service, Greater Glasgow area, is considered a possible factor.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

I am advised by my noble and learned Friend the Lord Advocate that no such cases are currently being considered.