§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will state the number of responses from individuals and organisations to the Trent regional health authority in connection with the proposal to establish the South Yorkshire Ambulance Services Trust; and what proportion of these responses expressed support for the proposal.
§ Mr. DorrellThe regional health authority reported a total of 50 responses. The results of the public consultation exercise are available from the regional health authority. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State took full account of the comments, but they are not. of course, the only factors on which he based his decision.