§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many emergency police helicopter landing pads there are in south Yorkshire for use in emergencies; where they are sited; and if prior permission was sought from local authorities or private landowners.
§ Mr. John PattenThe following 23 locations have been identified by South Yorkshire police as sites which could be used in emergencies by helicopters hired by the force:
- Barnsley District General Hospital
- Rotherham District General Hospital
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
- Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
- Lodge Moor Hospital, Sheffield
- Doncaster Airport
- Doncaster Racecourse
- RAF Finningley
- Adwick School, Doncaster
- Bentley High Street Middle School
- Queen's Ground, Barnsley
- Recreation Ground, Park Avenue, Panistone
- Dorothy Hyman Stadium, Cudworth
- Rockingham Sports Ground, Hoyland Common
- Herringthorpe Valley Playing Fields (rear of pavilion Boswell street side)
- Aven Tools, Maltby
- Thomas Rotherham College, Rotherham
- Phoenix Golf Club, Rotherham
- Tinsley Park Golf Club, Sheffield
- Balfour Darwin's Sports Ground, Hathersage road, Sheffield
- Laycock's, Archer road, Sheffield (access to site off Periwood Road)
- Niagara Sports Ground, Sheffield
- Shirecliffe Heliport
I understand that the owners of these sites have agreed to them being used by helicopters operated by or for the police force.