HC Deb 29 January 2004 vol 417 c475W
Mrs. Humble

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many calls have been made to NHS Direct from(a) the constituency of Blackpool North and Fleetwood and (b) Lancashire. [150660]

Miss Melanie Johnson

NHS Direct North West Coast covers the constituencies of Blackpool North and Fleetwood, and Lancashire. The statistics collated by NHS Direct North West Coast for the last six months—1 July to 31 December 2003—broken down by constituency, are shown in the table.

Constituency Number of calls
Blackburn 31,632
Blackpool 6,343
Burnley 4,473
Chorley 1,151
Darwen 4,096
Hyndburn 7,487
Lancaster and Wyre 4,181
Morecambe and Lunesdale 1,321
Preston 18,289
Ribble Valley 1,120
Total 80,093