§ Mr. Stuart Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether, pursuant to the answer of 18 February, Official Report, column 116, he will make a statement on the future of London's ambulance services following the consideration given to this service by the South West Thames Regional Health Authority.
§ Mr. HayhoeSince February there have been improvements in response and activation times on emergency calls by the London ambulance service. There continue to be problems for the non-emergency service but these too are being tackled and an accelerated recruitment programme has provided 78 more ambulance persons for non-emergency work than in March. Sixty five more recruits are in training and will become operational in the next few weeks. Further interim measures are also in hand. The South West Thames regional health authority is continuing to review the situation.