§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is her Department's policy on the development of medical priority dispatch systems within national health service ambulance services; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleA number of ambulance services are evaluating the use of priority dispatch systems. No central decisions will be made on a future role for these systems until the safety of their use and the benefits to patients have been fully assessed.