HC Deb 27 July 1998 vol 317 c98W
Mr. Webb

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 22 July 1998,Official Report, column 570, regarding ambulance ages, (a) on what date he initiated his informal assessment of ambulance ages, (b) how many ambulance trusts were involved in his informal assessment and (c) what was the cost of conducting his informal assessment. [52529]

Mr. Boateng

The informal assessment of ambulance ages was initiated on 26 June 1998 and all 37 ambulance National Health Service trusts in England were contacted. The estimated cost was £2,267.

Mr. Webb

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 13 May 1998,Official Report, column 149, regarding ambulance ages, what estimate he made of the cost of providing the information which was requested. [52571]

Mr. Boateng

It is estimated that the cost of providing the information requested would exceed the disproportionate threshold of £500.