§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the areas of the country in which military personnel have been providing ambulance services and the dates at which they became involved in each area.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonAs at 17 January, the areas where service personnel have been assisting the police and voluntary services in the provision of an accident and emergency service, together with the date that these services began, are as follows:
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Location Since London 8 November 1989 Hertfordshire 17 November 1989 Bedfordshire 25 November 1989 Lincolnshire 25 November 1989 South Yorkshire 8 December 1989
Location Since West Midlands 15 December 1989 Dorset 18 December 1989 Hereford and Worcester 22 December 1989 Staffordshire 4 January 1990 Surrey 11 January 1990 Essex 11 January 1990 Oxfordshire 12 January 1990 Buckinghamshire 12 January 1990 West Sussex 12 January 1990 Warwickshire 12 January 1990 Berkshire 17 January 1990 Service ambulances also operated in Derbyshire between 24 November and 1 December.
§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the cost to date of the forces' operation of the ambulance service.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonI refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave on 9 January to the hon. Member for Bolsover (Mr. Skinner) (Official Report, col. 614). Figures for the period ending 31 December 1989 have not yet been finalised.
§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total number of military personnel and vehicles currently involved in the provision of ambulance services.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonNine hundred and sixty-eight service personnel and 181 service vehicles are involved directly in the provision of an accident and emergency service.