Lancashire Ambulance Authority (Hansard, 6 November 1992)

HC Deb 06 November 1992 vol 213 cc452-3W 452W

§ Mr. Gordon Prentice
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the emergency response times for the Lancashire ambulance authority for each year since 1986 showing the percentage answered within eight minutes and within 20 minutes.
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§ Mr. Sackville
Information on response times has only been collected centrally since 1987–88.
The available figures are shown in the table:

Year Total emergency calls Percentage where response within 8 minutes Percentage where response within 20 minutes

1987–88 70,509 70.7 99.1

1988–89 70,561 71.2 99.2

1989–90 35,630 70.9 99.1

1990–91 73,640 67.1 98.9

1991–92¹ 71,414 67.3 98.9

¹ Provisional figures.

Year	Total emergency calls	Percentage where response within 8 minutes	Percentage where response within 20 minutes
1987–88	70,509	70.7	99.1
1988–89	70,561	71.2	99.2
1989–90	35,630	70.9	99.1
1990–91	73,640	67.1	98.9
1991–92¹	71,414	67.3	98.9
¹ Provisional figures.