§ 25. Mr. Molloyasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many rescue operations have been mounted by helicopters of the Royal Navy in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. JuddOur records are not complete for 1971. Subject to this, the number of operations within the United Kingdom search and rescue region was as follows: 1971, 38; 1972, 73; 1973, 192; 1974, 249; 1975, 226: making a total of 778.