HC Deb 09 June 1993 vol 226 cc264-5W
Ms Lynne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the latest available response times for ambulances dealing with 999 calls in Bordon, Hampshire.

Mr. Sackville

Information on the Bordon area is not available centrally.

In 1991–92, the Hampshire ambulance service as a whole responded to 97 per cent. of emergency calls within the 19-minute patients charter standard.

Ms Lynne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations she has received about providing paramedic cover in ambulances serving Bordon, Hampshire, in response to 999 calls.

Mr. Sackville

I have received one letter from my hon. Friend the Member for Hampshire, East (Mr. Mates).

Hampshire ambulance service, which includes the Bordon area, is well on the way to meeting the Government's target of having one paramedic on each front-line ambulance by the end of 1995.