HC Deb 22 October 2003 vol 411 c631W
Mr. Alan Duncan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what percentage of category B emergency calls were answered within 19 minutes in(a) the East Midlands Ambulance Trust area, (b) Rutland county and (c) Melton borough in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement;[132824]

(2) what percentage of category A emergency calls were answered within eight minutes in (a) the East Midlands Ambulance Trust area, (b) Rutland county and (c) Melton borough in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement;[132825]

(3) what percentage of emergency calls from GPs' surgeries were answered within 15 minutes in (a) the East Midlands Trust area, (b) Rutland Council area and (c) Melton borough in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement;[132826]

(4) how many times in each of the past 12 months an ambulance has taken over (a) 15, (b) 30, (c) 50, (d) 60 and (e) 90 minutes to respond to category A emergency calls in (i) the East Midlands Ambulance Trust area, (ii) Rutland county and (iii) Mellon borough: and if he will make a statement;[132827]

(5) on how many occasions in each of the past 12 months an ambulance has taken over (a) 30, (b) 50, (c) 60 and (d) 90 minutes to respond to category B emergency calls in (i) the East Midlands Ambulance Trust area, (ii) Rutland county and (iii) Melton borough; and if he will make a statement. [132828]

Dr. Ladyman

This information is not centrally available in the format requested. However, the latest information about the proportion of emergency calls resulting in an ambulance arriving at the scene of the reported incident within the Governments target response times for all ambulance trusts can be found in the Department of Health Statistical Bulletin, "Ambulance Services, England 2002/2003".

Copies of the bulletin are available in the Library and also on the Department's website at www.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0313.htm.