§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many qualified paramedics there are per head of population in(a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland, (d) England and (e) the United Kingdom as a whole; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleThese figures are not routinely collected centrally, but an informal survey in England showed that there were approximately 4,380 paramedics at the end of 1993–0.91 per 10,000 population. Comparative figures for other countries and the United Kingdom are not available. A target has been set of, having an extended trained paramedic on every front-line ambulance by 1995.