HC Deb 17 November 1992 vol 214 c158W
Ms. Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the civilian emergencies in each of the last six years attended by the search and rescue services.

Mr. Norris

From HM coastguard records, the numbers of incidents on the coast and at sea attended by the United Kingdom search and rescue services, including governmental and voluntary resources, for each of the last six years are as follows:

Year Number
1986 5,300
1987 5,563
1988 6,261
1989 6,835
1990 7,076
1991 7,212