§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many times an ambulance has not arrived within the national charter standard time in each ambulance service area in 1994–95; and what percentage of all responses this number represents. [35530]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe national patients charter standard provides that ambulances responding to an emergency call should arrive at the scene of an incident in 95 per cent. of cases, within 14 minutes for urban services and within 19 minutes of rural services. The figures will be placed in the Library.