§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will instigate a study into the costs and benefits of(a) single-handed and (b) double-handed ambulance crews providing first attendance at the sites of accidents and other emergencies; what representations he has received on the proposals to institute single-handed response systems; how it relates to (i) Orcon and (ii) other standards; and if he will make a statement. [35227]
§ Mr. HagueThe Department of Health has set up a group to review ambulance performance standards. The group's recommendations are expected to address methods of response, and I will be taking advice on the implications of these recommendations for Wales in due course.
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§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what guidelines he has issued to health service units in Wales in relation to the benefits aligning ambulance trust boundaries with(a) the new health authority boundaries and (b) the other emergency services' boundaries; and if he will make a statement. [35228]