article_snippet.sent: Analysis of Home Office figures show that in areas such as Bedfordshire as well as Devon and Cornwall, response times are now at least 50 per cent longer than they were three years ago.
article_snippet.sent: times in some areas have been increased by up to 50 per cent because of funding cuts .
article_snippet.sent: According to figures released to the Labour Party  under the Freedom of Information Act, across England and Wales, average 999 response times have increased by 17 percent.
article_snippet.sent: In Bedfordshire the average response time has increased from seven to 11 minutes.