§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list in theOfficial Report the insurance premiums which would be necessary to ensure that all mountain rescue teams, affiliated to the mountain rescue committee of Scotland, have the same cover for the death or injury of team members during rescue operations as those which pertain in the northern constabulary area;
(2) whether his Department issues any guidance on what particular levels of insurance benefit should be afforded to members of mountain rescue teams; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation on insurance premiums for mountain rescue teams is not held centrally, nor is any central guidance issued on the levels of insurance benefit afforded to members of mountain rescue teams. As I said in my reply to the hon. Member on 15 November at column585, it is for each police authority to determine the level of insurance cover to be provided for mountain rescue teams, in the light of recommendations made on this matter by the Association of Chief Police Officers (Scotland).