§ Mr. PendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the number of(a) Army, (b) St. John Ambulance and (c) Red Cross vehicles deployed in (i) each health authority and (ii) in total.
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 8 January 1990]: On 15 January 1990 the numbers of military vehicles deployed, by regional health authority, were:
Number Trent regional health authority 17 North West Thames regional health authority 15 North East Thames regional health authority 10 South West Thames regional health authority 167 Wessex regional health authority 8 Oxford regional health authority 9 West Midlands regional health authority 51 TOTAL 177 1 Including the London Ambulance Service. St. John and Red Cross vehicles assist health authorities from time to time depending on local operational conditions. Information about numbers of vehicles deployed is not held centrally.