FIRST RESPONDERS

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That this House congratulates Great Britain's First Responders, who provide essential on-the-spot emergency support in rural areas where ambulance services struggle to meet response target times; celebrates, in particular, the work of the 60 First Responders groups in Cumbria, who have been providing essential support to Cumbria Ambulance Service for over six years; notes with concern that installation of an automated call handling system for Cumbria Ambulance Service has led to a breakdown in the First Responders system, notably in Langdale, with calls not going to those First Responders nearest to the incident; and calls upon the Government to ensure that automated call handling systems are adapted to ensure that they do not undermine the work of local First Responders groups.