§ Mr. BowisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the performance of hospital accident and emergency services at recent rail and air disasters.
§ Mr. FreemanI am delighted to have this opportunity to put on record my appreciation of all that was done by both the hospital accident and emergency services and the ambulance services during the recent rail and air disasters. They coped magnificently and performed to the highest standard. Many more lives might have been lost were it not for the way in which they responded to those emergencies.