§ 43. Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide details of any representations made to him from private companies with regard to alternative arrangements for providing ambulance services.
§ Mrs. CurrieWe have had no direct representations from private companies about existing services; but it is for health authorities to manage ambulance service 165W provision locally and I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Norwood (Mr. Fraser) on I March 1988 at column 610.