§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for each year since 1980 the number of emergency call-outs by the Scottish ambulance service both in absolute terms and as a percentage of the 1980 figure.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested is as follows:
Year Number of emergency calls Percentage of 1980 total 1980 129,201 100.0 1981 131,219 101.6 1982 132,672 102.7 1983 138,229 107.0 1984 146,302 113.2 1985 145,383 112.5 1986 154,018 119.2 1987 161,822 125.2 1988 165,956 128.4