HC Deb 25 January 1994 vol 236 cc224-5W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish details for the latest convenient date of all ambulance response times reported to his office.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The ambulance service classifications in Wales and their standards for emergency call response times are:

50 per cent. within Minutes 95 per cent. within Minutes
South Glamorgan
Population, density: more than 3 persons per acre 7 14
Clwyd, Gwent, Mid and West Glamorgan
Population density: between 0.5 and 3 persons per acre 8 18
East Dyfed, Gwynedd, Pembrokeshire and Powys
Population density: less than 0.5 persons per acre 8 21

The latest available information, for the three months ending 30 September 1993, is shown in the table:

Percentage arriving within 50 per cent. Standard Response Time Percentage arriving within 95 per cent. Standard Response Time
Clwyd 63 98
East Dyfed 60 93
Gwent 52 97
Gwynedd 55 96
Mid Glamorgan 59 100
Pembrokeshire 44 90
Powys 45 89
South Glamorgan 57 94
West Glamorgan 58 94

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