HC Deb 23 January 1992 vol 202 cc333-4W
Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received for an increase in the number of rescue helicopters based at RAF Chivenor.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

Since 1 October 1989, when search and rescue cover at RAF Chivenor was reduced to daylight hours only, my Department has received one such representation.

Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions the rescue helicopters at RAF Chivenor were(a) called out and (b) called to locations in Somerset in each of the last four years for which figures are available.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The information is given in the table:

Year Number of Callouts Number of Callouts to locations in Somerset
1988 188 4
1989 189 7
1990 157 5
1991 149 13