§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many people were rescued by the coastguard service during each year since 1970; and how many deaths occurred in each of these years.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisSeparate figures for people rescued by Her Majesty's 319W Coastguard are not available. The total number of persons rescued by the United Kingdom search and rescue services* which are co-ordinated by Her Majesty's Coastguard and lives lost in such operations are given below:
Year Persons rescued Lives lost 1970–71 3,550 Not recorded 1971–72 4,324 Not recorded 1972–73 4,109 198 1973 5,060 237 1974 6,760 268 1975 7,365 210 1976 7,684 239 1977 7,433 208 * Includes Royal National Life-boat Institution and Ministry of Defence helicopters.