§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the cost to the NHS of the purchase of Tri-Star ambulances; and what assessment he has made of their safety. [14452]
§ Mr. HoramThe current contract price for a Tri-Star ambulance is £39,875, plus approximately £10,000 per vehicle for providing specialist equipment and stretchers. I am aware of one traffic accident involving a Tri-Star vehicle, which led to 19 vehicles being withdrawn from service pending further investigations of their allowable loaded rating. Other Tri-Star vehicles use a different chassis and continue to perform satisfactorily.
Supported residents in homes for elderly people: rate per 1,000 population1 by type of care and age Rates per 1,000 population Residential and nursing care Residential care Nursing care 65 or over 75 or over 65 or over 75 or over 65 or over 75 or over England 18.0 34.0 13.0 25.0 4.9 9.3 Avon 17.0 32.0 10.0 19.0 6.8 13.0 Barking 23.0 48.0 19.0 40.0 3.9 8.0 Barnet 14.0 26.0 13.0 23.0 1.9 3.3 Barnsley 22.0 43.0 18.0 35.0 4.0 7.7 Bedfordshire 19.0 38.0 16.0 33.0 2.4 4.8 Berkshire 15.0 30.0 9.5 20.0 5.0 11.0 Bexley 12.0 23.0 9.0 18.0 2.5 5.0 Birmingham 19.0 37.0 13.0 25.0 6.2 12.0 Bolton 22.0 45.0 17.0 36.0 5.2 10.0 Bradford 20.0 37.0 14.0 26.0 6.2 11.0 Brent 9.1 17.0 7.3 14.0 1.9 3.3 Bromley 5.0 10.0 2.8 5.7 2.2 4.4 Buckinghamshire 14.0 29.0 11.0 23.0 3.1 6.3 Bury 24.0 46.0 17.0 34.0 6.8 12.0 Calderdale 26.0 50.0 19.0 35.0 7.5 15.0 Cambridgeshire 13.0 25.0 12.0 22.0 1.7 3.4 Camden 23.0 40.0 20.0 33.0 3.6 6.3 Cheshire 8.3 17.0 8.1 17.0 0.19 0.35 City of London 21.0 42.0 11.0 15.0 11.0 27.0 Cleveland 23.0 48.0 14.0 29.0 8.9 18.0 Cornwall 15.0 30.0 11.0 22.0 4.0 7.8 Coventry 18.0 28.0 14.0 23.0 3.8 5.7 Croydon 19.0 38.0 12.0 24.0 7.1 14.0 Cumbria 19.0 38.0 16.0 32.0 3.6 6.9 Derbyshire 19.0 38.0 13.0 26.0 5.9 12.0 Devon 5.5 10.0 5.5 10.0 0.0 0.0