Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of a rise in cases of covid-19 on the ability of ambulance services in (i) North Yorkshire and (ii) England to meet demand.

No such assessment has been made. All National Health Service ambulance trusts continue to closely monitor and respond to changes in demand, including the impact of rising cases of COVID-19. Trusts are supported by the National Ambulance Coordination Centre which monitors demand and pressures across the service and oversees pandemic planning and operations.