(2) what steps he is taking to improve emergency ambulance services in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency and (b) Hertfordshire.
Information on expenditure is not available in the format requested. Information prior to 2000-01 is not available. Information is held by ambulance trust rather than by constituency. The Hemel Hempstead constituency is served by East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, which was formed in 2006. Prior to that, it was served by Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Paramedic and Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
Information for these individual organisations from 2000-01 onwards is shown in the following table.
Name of trust Emergency patient transport services expenditure (£000) 2000-01 Beds and Herts Ambulance and Paramedic Trust 16,891 2001-02 Beds and Herts Ambulance and Paramedic Trust 20,079 2002-03 Beds and Herts Ambulance and Paramedic Trust 22,609 2003-04 Beds and Herts Ambulance and Paramedic Trust 23,975 2004-05 Beds and Herts Ambulance and Paramedic Trust 28,540 2005-06 Beds and Herts Ambulance and Paramedic Trust 35,550 2006-07 East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust 104,522 Source: National Health Service Trust Financial Returns TFR6 2000-01 to 2006-07
It is for strategic health authorities, as the local headquarters of the NHS, and primary care trusts, as commissioners, to ensure that national response time standards are delivered and maintained by ambulance trusts.
The hon. Member may wish to raise this with the chief executive of the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust.