§ Mr. Whiteheadasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish the expenditure of each polytechnic in England, current and capital separately, in 1979–80 in volume terms at November 1980 prices.
§ Dr. BoysonThese figures cannot be provided without excessive cost. However figures for individual institutions derived from local authorities' expenditure returns at outturn prices are: 359W
Net recurrent and capital expenditure by Polytechincs in England in the financial year 1979–80 (at outturn prices) Polytechnic Recurrent £thousands Capital Central London 49,173 1,078 City of London North London The South Bank Thames Kingston 9,735 446 Middlesex 16,034 438 North East London 15,439 351 Birmingham 10,435 999 Brighton 12,088 602 Bristol 9,999 158 Hatfield 8,178 729 Huddersfield 10,564 746 Lanchester 9,730 1,429 Leeds 11,463 594 Leicester 10,987 310 Liverpool 10,172 235 Manchester 16,573 590 Newcastle 11,273 686 North Staffs. 8,789 867 Oxford 7,375 802 Plymouth 6,972 1,245 Portsmouth 11,854 202 Preston 8,577 326 City of Sheffield 14,299 525 Sunderland 7,704 1,130 Teeside 7,314 599 Trent 11,712 1,326 Wolverhampton 9,167 671
Type Radius of action with allowance for rescue time (naut. miles) Transit Speed (knots) Endurance (hours) RAF Whirlwind 85 90 2½ RN and RAF Wessex 95 100 2½ RN Sea King 230 105 5 RAF Sea King 270 115 5½
§ Mr. John MacKayasked the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions Service helicopters were called out for (a) search and (b) rescue by the coastguard service and by the police in Scotland in 1979 and 1980.
§ Mr. PattieThe number of occasions on which Service helicopters were called out by the coastguard and police for search and rescue missions over sea and land in Scotland in 1979–80, is as follows:
1979 1980 Search Rescue Search Rescue a. Requests by Coast Guard 21 51 25 35 b. Requests by Police 27 52 22 45 Note:
The total number of people assisted in Scotland by Service helicopters, including medical evacuations, was 177 in 1979 and 185 in 1980.