HC Deb 15 July 1996 vol 281 cc380-1W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list the number of paramedics employed by the Cheshire ambulance service for each of the last five years; and what was the average number per ambulance service; [36511]

(2) if he will list the number of incidents attended by the Cheshire ambulance service for each of the last five years; [36513]

(3) if he will list the number of emergency ambulances operated by the Cheshire ambulance service for each of the last five years; [36512]

(4) if he will list for each of the last five years the total budget allocated by his Department to the Cheshire ambulance service. [36510]

Mr. Horam

The former Cheshire county ambulance service merged with the former Mersey metropolitan ambulance service in September 1991 to form the Mersey Regional ambulance service. This new organisation commenced operating in "shadow form" as a national health service trust from that date until 1 April 1992, when it became fully operational.

Information on the number of paramedics employed by ambulance services and the average number of paramedics per ambulance service is not available centrally.

The number of emergency calls taken by Mersey Regional ambulance service which resulted in an ambulance arriving at the scene of an incident are as follows:

  • 1992–93: 147,700
  • 1993–94: 160,200
  • 1994–95: 165,700
  • 1995–96: 180,700

Information for the final year of operation of the former Cheshire County ambulance service is not available centrally.

Information of the number of emergency vehicles operated by ambulance services is not available centrally.

The annual turnover of Mersey Regional Ambulance Service NHS trust for each full year of its operation is as follows:

  • Financial year
  • 1992–93: £21.8 million
  • 1993–94: £22.6 million
  • 1994–95: £23.8 million
  • 1995–96: £25.3 million

Information on the budget allocation of the former Cheshire County ambulance service in its final year of operation is not available centrally.

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