HC Deb 22 March 1989 vol 149 cc667-8W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many ambulances from the London ambulance service were deployed at the Clapham rail crash; how many St. John ambulance brigade vehicles were brought into use as a result; and if any non-London ambulances were used in London on the day in question.

Mr. Freeman

The LAS deployed 35 ambulances, 11 large sitting case vehicles and three small sitting case vehicles. A further seven vehicles attended the scene from the LAS training school, as well as the emergency control vehicle. In addition, six ambulances from the Surrey ambulance service with support from its control unit and three vehicles from their training school attended. These were the only non-London ambulances used in London on that day. No St. John ambulances were used as a result of the incident.