Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108867

Ambulance Services: East Midlands

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 5 February 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve ambulance response times in (a) Leicester and (b) the East Midlands.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Government recognises that in recent years ambulance response times have not met the high standards patients should expect.We are determined to turn things around. Our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan 2025/26, is backed by almost £450 million of capital...

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