Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is the Government taking to reduce the number of hoax calls made to (a) the West Midlands Ambulance Service and (b) ambulance services throughout the UK.

The management of hoax calls is the responsibility of individual National Health Service ambulance trusts.

The West Midlands Ambulance Service advises hoax callers of the seriousness of their actions and the risks posed to others. If repeated, callers will be referred to the relevant Police Force. The Trust has also undertaken media campaigns to highlight the risks that hoax calls pose.