HC Deb 26 January 1995 vol 253 c302W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average time taken for(a) the Metropolitan police and (b) the London Fire Brigade to arrive at the scene following an emergency 999 call.

Mr. Maclean

I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that during the period of three months from October to December 1994 the average time taken by the Metropolitan police to respond to a 999 call was 11 minutes 23 seconds.

In 1992, the latest year for which the information is available centrally, the average response time to fire incidents for the London fire brigade was six minutes. This information is based on response times for fires involving occupied buildings, casualties or rescues and certain other types of fire.