Question follow-through · 112487
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of motorcycle paramedic responders in reducing ambulance response times in congested urban areas.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of motorcycle paramedic responders in reducing ambulance response times in congested urban areas.
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Mar 2026
Answer published
The combination of response vehicles and staff that make up an ambulance service’s emergency response, including double-crewed ambulances, rapid response vehicles, community first responders, and motorcycle and bicycle paramedic responders, is an operatio...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of GP premises are rated as not fit for purpose or requiring significant investment.
Primary Care: Buildings
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