Question follow-through · 112487

Paramedical Staff

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.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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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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  1. 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.

  2. 12 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 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...

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