§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the number of rescue operations carried out by 22 Squadron from RAF Leuchars in each of188W the last five years for which information is available; and of these how many involved the rescue of service personnel and how many involved the rescue of civilians.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe search and rescue operations carried out by 22 Squadron, based at RAF Leuchars, for the last 5 years are as follows:
Year Callouts Total number rescued Civilians rescued Military rescued 1987 113 101 75 26 1988 152 138 112 26 1989 133 93 78 15 1990 125 65 61 4 1991 162 109 104 5
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) when members of 22 Squadron stationed at RAF Leuchars were informed that search-and-rescue operations at RAF Leuchars were to be discontinued from 1 October;
(2) if he will make a statement about the future of search-and-rescue operations at RAF Leuchars.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonNo decision on the future of search-and-rescue operations at RAF Leuchars has yet been taken.