The speed of ambulance responses to residents in Haverhill are not good enough, with research showing that the time taken for emergency vehicles to arrive are TWICE those in Cambridge. Nick Timothy MP is backing the town council in making the case for this to be fixed. And he has raised the issue in Parliament, asking for the Government to make plans in the town for a new emergency services hub, for the co-location of police and ambulance services to more effectively serve residents.
Below is the Hansard entry to Nick’s question to the Health Secretary on 15 January 2025, which you can also link to here (see Column 373)
Nick Timothy MP: Research shows that ambulance response times in Haverhill in my constituency are twice those in Cambridge. We would like a new, co-located and purpose-built blue-light facility; the police and the ambulance service could use it to serve the town effectively, and it would hopefully save money. May I invite a Minister from the Department to come to Haverhill to meet me, the East of England ambulance service, Suffolk police and local councillors to discuss those plans?
Health Secretary Wes Streeting: I confirm that we are absolutely up for looking at co-location of different public services, to deliver both better integration and co-operation between different services—particularly the blue-light services that the hon. Gentleman mentioned—and better value for taxpayers. I will ensure that one of my ministerial colleagues makes contact with him.
