§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentages of ambulances in each service in Wales responded to emergency calls within(a) eight minutes and (b) 14 to 20 minutes in 1993–94.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe ambulance service classification in Wales and its standards for emergency call response times are as follows:
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50 per cent. within minutes 95 per cent. within minutes Urban areas (Population density: more than 3 persons per acre—South Glamorgan) 7 14 Rural areas (Population density: between 0.5 and 3 persons per acre—Clwyd, Gwent, Mid and West Glamorgan) 8 18 Sparsley populated areas (Population density: less than 0.5 persons per acre—East Dyfed, Gwynedd, Pembrokeshire and Powys) 8 21 Information for the year ending 31 March 1994 is not yet available. The latest available information, for the nine months ending 31 December 1993, is shown in the following table.
Percentage of ambulances arriving within 50 per cent. standard response time 95 per cent. standard response time Clwyd 61 97 East Dyfed 58 94 Gwent1 51 96 Gwynedd 56 95 Mid Glamorgan 55 97 Pembrokeshire 45 90 Powys1 44 88 South Glamorgan1 56 94 West Glamorgan 57 93
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Staff in post as at 31 December 19931 Male Female Number Wte2 Number Wte2 Administrative and clerical 3: Grade 1 7 5.0 50 26.8 Grade 2 337 315.9 3,484 2,469.4 Grade 3 250 247.8 2,660 2,310.1 Grade 4 228 223.1 1,354 1,270.4 Grade 5 271 266.4 495 478.3 Grade 6 238 235.1 237 224.0 Grade 7 108 105.3 63 58.1 Grade 8 28 28.0 7 7.0 Grade 9 7 7.0 — — Grade 10 7 7.0 — — Sandwich course student 2 1.4 — — Regional finance trainee 12 12.0 27 27.0 General management trainee 5 5.0 9 9.0 Not known4 32 30.6 184 165.2 Ancillary: Upholsterer 3 3.0 — — Scale A 63 44.8 282 150.0 Scale B 1,943 1,766.4 5,645 3,295.8 Scale C 256 241.4 515 370.3 Scale D 31 31.0 45 30.8 Scale E 10 10.0 13 9.6 Scale I 58 57.1 269 216.2 Scale II 85 84.9 123 116.0 Scale III 59 59.0 48 47.1 Scale IV 62 62.0 44 39.9 Not known4 10 10.0 176 122.6 Senior managers5 6 128 127.5 48 47.4 Ambulance staff7: Trainee 33 33.0 7 7.0 Ambulanceman/women 164 114.8 52 34.2 Qualified 518 518.0 33 33.0 Leading 107 107.0 2 2.0 Ambulance officers7: Band I 25 25.0 3 3.0 Band II 44 44.0 3 3.0 Assistant senior 15 15.0 — — Senior 8 8.0 — — Principal 1 1.0 — — General Managers/Chief Executives6 35 35.0 6 6.0 1 Includes staff employed by Health Authorities, NHS Trusts, the Welsh Health Common Services Authority and those Family Health Service Authorities using the health authorities payroll system. Staff (other than medical and dental) paid on local payscales who cannot be assigned to a staff group centrally are excluded. These staff numbered in total around 532 whole-time equivalents at 31 December 1993. 2 Whole-time equivalents. 3 Excluding staff on managerial pay scales. 4 Staff paid on local pay scales who can be assigned to a staff group centrally but for whom no details of grade are available. 5 All staff paid on senior manager pay scales. 1 Part of the area managed by the South and East Wales Ambulance NHS Trust.