§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy that in cases other than a major incident, as encompassed in "Welsh Affairs Circular (93)69", no chief ambulance officer or his staff shall release information to the press following a 999 call requiring the attendance of an ambulance at a serious road accident.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThere are no central guidelines for the release of information, by chief ambulance officers, to the media in the event of a 999 call to a serious road accident. The national health service has an overriding responsibility to respect the confidential nature of the relationship with its patients and should not disclose personal information without the patient's consent, other than in the most exceptional of circumstances.