HC Deb 09 March 1993 vol 220 cc494-5W
Mr. Spearing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish a table showing for each month from January to June 1992(a) the number of actual emergency calls responded to by the London ambulance service and (b) the number and percentage responded to within (i) 14, (ii) 20, (iii) 25, (iv) 30, (v) 40, and (vi) 50 or more minutes together with respective totals; and if she will publish consolidated totals in respect of the national Orcon standards for each month.

Mr. Sackville

The information available is shown in the table.

A breakdown of call response times above 25 minutes could be obtained only at disproportionate cost to the London ambulance service.