§ Mrs. HumbleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many calls have been made to NHS Direct from(a) the constituency of Blackpool North and Fleetwood and (b) Lancashire. [150660]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonNHS Direct North West Coast covers the constituencies of Blackpool North and Fleetwood, and Lancashire. The statistics collated by NHS Direct North West Coast for the last six months—1 July to 31 December 2003—broken down by constituency, are shown in the table.
Constituency Number of calls Blackburn 31,632 Blackpool 6,343 Burnley 4,473 Chorley 1,151 Darwen 4,096 Hyndburn 7,487 Lancaster and Wyre 4,181 Morecambe and Lunesdale 1,321 Preston 18,289 Ribble Valley 1,120 Total 80,093