§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the percentage response by each ambulance service in England meeting the minimum standard within the patients charter; what are the comparable figures for meeting the ORCON standard; what were the comparative figures for the previous two years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information available is included in "Patient Transport Services 1992–93", copies of which are available in the Library.
Ambulance emergency response time standards, commonly referred to as ORCON standards, were first introduced in 1974. Revised standards, introduced following a 1990 review, are in the patients charter.