§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the percentage of ambulances in each service in Wales that responded within(a) eight minutes and (b) 14 to 20 minutes to emergency calls in (i) 1992–93 and (ii) the first half of 1993–94.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe ambulance service classifications in Wales and their standards for emergency call response times are:
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Minutes 50 Per cent. within 95 Per cent. within Sparsely populated areas (Population density: less than 0.5 persons per acre) 8 21
Population density more than 3 persons per acre 1992–93 April to June 1993 Percentage arriving within Percentage arriving within 7 minutes 14 minutes 7 minutes 14 minutes South Glamorgan 54 91 59 93
Population density between 3 and 0.5 persons per acre 1992–93 April to June 1993 Percentage arriving within Percentage arriving within 8 minutes 18 minutes 8 minutes 18 minutes Clwyd 61 97 62 97 Gwent 54 96 53 97 Mid Glamorgan 61 98 51 93 West Glamorgan 61 95 56 90
Population density less than 0.5 persons per acre 1992–93 April to June 1993 Percentage arriving within Percentage arriving within 8 minutes 21 minutes 8 minutes 21 minutes East Dyfed 59 94 59 93 Gwynedd 57 96 58 96 Pembrokeshire 42 88 46 90 Powys 47 89 44 88
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of ambulance staff in Wales employed by the NHS in each year since 1990.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe whole-time equivalent number of ambulance staff in post at 30 September each year was as follows:
Number 1990 1,548 1991 1,565 1992 1,547 1993 1,538 The figures include ambulancemen and women, ambulance officers and control assistants.