§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many ambulance service vehicle road accidents there were in(a) England, (b) each NHS region and (c) each strategic health authority in each year since 1997. [116944]
§ Mr. JamiesonI have been asked to reply.
The tables below give the number of accidents involving at least one ambulance service vehicle in (a) England, (b) each Government Office Region, and (c) each strategic health authority, in each year from 1997 to 2001. Figures are not available on the basis of the old Department of Health Regional Offices.
Number of accidents involving an ambulance by Government Office Region: England, 1997–2001 Accidents 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 England 271 323 282 340 303 Government Office Regions North East 3 13 13 18 16 North West 29 38 32 43 33 Merseyside 18 11 11 14 10 Yorkshire/Humberside 19 35 29 51 49 East Midlands 25 27 15 23 23 West Midlands 26 26 26 35 27 Eastern 23 31 37 28 27 South East 42 45 42 54 42 London 59 75 61 45 46 Southwest 27 22 16 29 30 68W
Number of accidents involving an ambulance by Strategic Health Authority: England, 1997–2001 Accidents Strategic Health Authority 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Avon, Gloucs and Wiltshire 13 12 6 9 14 Beds and Herts 6 10 12 15 7 Birmingham and Black Country 8 10 10 23 15 Cheshire and Merseyside 23 15 17 17 11 Durham and Tees Valley 0 3 5 7 6 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire 4 9 9 4 7 Cumbria and Lancashire 10 13 8 21 10
Number of accidents involving an ambulance by Strategic Health Authority: England, 1997–2001 Accidents Strategic Health Authority 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Dorset and Somerset 2 5 3 11 7 Essex 9 8 8 7 11 Gt Manchester 14 21 18 19 22 Hampshire and IOW 7 12 8 13 10 Kent and Medway 11 5 8 10 9 Leicestershire, Northants and Rutland 7 8 6 6 6 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambs 8 13 17 6 9 N and E Yorkshire and N Lines 7 11 13 18 12 N Central London 13 15 12 11 11 NE London 9 22 16 13 5 NW London 17 23 9 7 18 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 3 10 8 11 10 Shropshire and Staffs 14 7 7 8 5 SE London 14 8 14 6 6 SW London 6 7 10 8 6 SW Peninsula 12 5 7 9 9 S Yorkshire 3 6 3 4 15 Trent 18 19 9 17 17 W Yorkshire 9 18 13 29 22 Surrey & Sussex 16 17 16 21 19 Thames Valley 8 11 10 10 4 England 271 323 282 340 303