§ The Earl of Kimberleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many National Health Service ambulances are operational in the United Kingdom; and what percentage of them have four-wheel drive.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Cumberlege)It is for individual ambulance services to determine the number of ambulances which meet their requirements, and total numbers in England and Wales are not held centrally.
Scotland has 443 accident and emergency ambulances and 461 patient transport service vehicles, of which none is four-wheel drive.
Northern Ireland has 135 accident and emergency ambulances and 87 patient transport service vehicles, of which none is four-wheel drive.