§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 17 June,Official Report, column 352, concerning performance standards of emergency ambulance services set by contracts made by the district health authorities with providers, if he will take steps to collect information on the extent to which they comply with the national Orcon standards and the patients charter. [34086]
§ Mr. HoramInformation is collected to check the performance of each national health service ambulance service against Orcon and patient's charter standards. This information for 1995–96 is due to be published in a statistical bulletin on 2 July, and copies will be placed in the Library.