§ Mr. BentonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the change in the number of emergency calls received by Merseyside Ambulance Control Centre was in each year since 1993; what the change in staffing levels at Merseyside Ambulance Control Centre was in each such year; and if he will make a statement. [137845]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson[holding answer 12 November 2003]The information is not available in the requested format. The Merseyside Ambulance Control Centre has updated its call routing system in October this year. As a result, only data from 1993 and 2003 is available. The figures for 1993 are available because the control centre documented data in 1993 in order to carry out a ten year comparison in 2003. In 1993–94, the control centre received 368,800 emergency calls. In 2002–03, the figure was 468,700.
The staffing levels at the Merseyside Ambulance Control Centre are shown in the table.
Percentage of staff 1998–99 57.78 1999–2000 57.78 2000–01 57.78 2001–02 66.79 2002–03 66.79 Currently 68.79