§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department has issued to the ambulance service regarding the introduction of the Localizer or White Noise siren systems. [172645]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe Department for Health and the Department for Transport have not issued guidance to the ambulance service regarding the introduction of White Noise siren systems.
§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whose responsibility it is to take decisions on the specifications of ambulance sirens; and whether there is a published list of contact details of the persons responsible. [172646]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe decision of which ambulance siren to use is normally made by the fleet manager or transport manager at each national health service trust, in conjunction with the operations director.
There is no published list of all the personnel responsible for making this decision.
§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health at what level the decision on the specifications of ambulance sirens was taken. [172647]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonDecisions on the specifications of ambulance sirens are made by the local ambulance trusts.