§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish the number of occasions for each year since 1974, together with the total number of occasions that RAF helicopters have been scrambled from RAF Brawdy to assist people in difficulty.
§ Mr. HanleyThe statistical information requested, available only from 1977, is as follows:
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Year Total number of callouts Total number of persons assisted 1977 78 43 1978 86 32 1979 79 64 1980 101 111 1981 89 75 1982 126 135
Year Total number of callouts Total number of persons assisted 1983 73 69 1984 85 111 1985 100 115 1986 98 100 1987 134 87 1988 154 112 1989 148 132 1990 172 177 1991 162 223 1992 158 86 1993 130 124