§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the average response time for ambulances in each of the NHS trusts in Lancashire has been in each year since 1997; [48597]
(2) how many ambulances have been available to each NHS trust in Lancashire in each year since 1997. [48598]
§ Ms BlearsResponse times are not measured on the basis of the national health service trust to which the patient is conveyed. Neither are individual vehicles assigned to specific NHS trusts.
1178WInformation about ambulance responses to emergency calls is not available for individual NHS trusts in Lancashire. Information about Lancashire Ambulance Service NHS Trust and all other ambulance NHS trusts, about the proportion of emergency calls resulting in an ambulance arriving at the scene of the reported incident within the Government's target response times is contained in the Department's statistical bulletin "Ambulance Services, England 2000ߝ01". A copy of the bulletin is available in the Library, and at www.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0115.htm
§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to introduce yellow as the mandatory colour for ambulances. [47853]
§ Jacqui SmithThe Department currently has no plans to introduce yellow as the mandatory colour for ambulances.