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NHS: Primary Care Trusts and Ambulance Trusts

My Lords, will the Minister say a little more about co-ordinating the larger areas? In country areas and in towns, it is most important that ambulance service drivers know where all the houses are. If you have a large area and you are going to save money, you will have spare drivers who you can allocate around. But this is not good enough because there is no question that the speed at which an ambulance arrives at any accident or illness is very important, particularly in country areas. I should like an assurance that this fact will be taken into account.