§ 35. Derek TwiggTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the introduction of in-cab mapping systems in ambulances.[516]
§ Ms BlearsWe recognise that satellite navigation equipment for ambulance vehicles can help crews to pinpoint addresses and speed up response times, particularly to life threatening emergencies. We have, therefore, made £3.4 million available for emergency ambulance services to equip all of their front line vehicles with in-cab mapping systems by March 2002 at the latest. 71W This investment will help ambulance services to meet their target to respond to 75 per cent of category A calls within eight minutes.