Emergency Calls (Wales) (Hansard, 12 March 1992)

HC Deb 12 March 1992 vol 205 c620W 620W

§ Mr. Robin Cook
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give, for 1987 and 1991, and for each ambulance service in Wales, the percentage of emergency calls responded to within(a) seven to eight minutes and (b) 14 to20 minutes.

§ Mr. Nicholas Bennett
The available information is shown in the table:

1987–88¹ per cent. response time within 1990–91 per cent. response time within

0–8 minutes 0–20 minutes 0–8 minutes 0–20 minutes

Clwyd 62 99 59 96

East Dyfed 54 91 54 92

Gwent 61 98 50 100

Gwynedd 54 95 54 94

Mid Glamorgan 48 98 47 82

Pembrokeshire 33 68 37 92

Powys 46 86 44 82

South Glamorgan 66 99 56 95

West Glamorgan 55 94 64 97

Wales 83 99 83 97

¹ Data not available prior to 1987–88.

	1987–88¹ per cent. response time within	1990–91 per cent. response time within
	0–8 minutes	0–20 minutes	0–8 minutes	0–20 minutes
Clwyd	62	99	59	96
East Dyfed	54	91	54	92
Gwent	61	98	50	100
Gwynedd	54	95	54	94
Mid Glamorgan	48	98	47	82
Pembrokeshire	33	68	37	92
Powys	46	86	44	82
South Glamorgan	66	99	56	95
West Glamorgan	55	94	64	97
Wales	83	99	83	97
¹ Data not available prior to 1987–88.