§ Ms. Estelle MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the response times for the ambulance service responding to 999 calls in the west midlands for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information requested is given in the table for the years 1987–88 to 1991–92. The figures for 1991–92 are provisional.
Ambulance response to emergency calls for west midlands ambulance authority Year Total emergency calls Number with response within 7 minutes Percentage where response within 7 minutes Number with response within 14 minutes Percentage where response within 14 minutes 1987–88 115,081 44,698 38.8 109,788 95.4 1988–89 117,387 50,468 43.0 111,499 95.0 1989–901 66,944 32,782 49.0 55,563 83.0 1990–91 117,191 60,822 51.9 103,245 88.1 1991–922 120,258 387,120 372.4 110,944 92.3 1 Due to the industrial action in this period the figures for 1989–90 do not reflect the total activity in the year. 2 Figures are provisional. 3 Figures are based on response times within 8 minutes.