§ Mr. WoodwardTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the average length of time ambulances took to reach(a) the patient and (b) the hospital to which the patient needed to be taken in (i) the North West region, (ii) Merseyside and (iii) St. Helens in the last 12 months; [137989]
(2) in what proportion of 999 calls made to the Merseyside Ambulance Service in the most recently measured 12 months for which figures are available an ambulance was unnecessary. [138007]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information is not available. The latest published performance data held by the Department is for 2002–03. This can be found on the Department's website at www.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0313.pdf. This includes response by category of call by national health service trust.
Information relating to inappropriate calls is not available.
§ Mr. WoodwardTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) frontline ambulances, (b) patient transport vehicles, (c) fast response cars, (d) medical motorbikes, (e) medical cycles and (f) special baby care units were available in Merseyside in each year since 1997. [138009]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested is shown in the table.