HC Deb 18 October 1993 vol 230 cc65-8W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many missions have been flown by search and rescue helicopters at each RAF and naval search and rescue base in the United Kingdom in each year since 1986; and how many of these missions were military and how many civilian.

Mr.Hanley

The information requested is given below:

1986
Civilian Military Total
RAF
Boulmer 90 14 104
Brawdy 87 11 98
Chivenor 98 12 110
Coltishall 65 10 75
Leconfield 74 18 92
Leuchars 109 11 120
Lossiemouth 151 16 167
Manston 98 2 100
Valley 123 5 128
Aldergrove 6 0 6
RAF Total 901 99 1,000
RN
Culdrose 75 3 78
Lee-on-Solent 115 4 119
Portland 5 0 5
Prestwick 53 5 58
RN Total 248 12 260

1987
Civilian Military Total
RAF
Boulmer 104 16 120
Brawdy 117 17 134
Chivenor 107 21 128
Coltishall 89 18 107
Leconfield 81 12 93
Leuchars 103 10 113
Lossiemouth 134 19 153
Manston 117 4 121
Valley 137 15 152
Aldergrove 18 0 18
RAF Total 1,007 132 1,139
RN
Culdrose 116 38 154
Lee-on-Solent 131 5 136
Portland 1 0 1
Prestwick 49 6 55
RN Total 297 49 346

1988
Civilian Military Total
RAF
Boulmer 116 9 125
Brawdy 141 13 154
Chivenor 169 19 188
Coltishall 79 14 93
Leconfield 103 10 113
Leuchars 134 18 152
Lossiemouth 128 18 146
Manston 144 3 147
Valley 158 9 167
Aldergrove 16 1 17
RAF Total 1,188 114 1,302
RN
Culdrose 143 27 170
Lee-on-Solent 67 3 70
Portland 104 9 113
Prestwick 70 12 82
RN Total 384 51 435

1989
Civilian Military Total
RAF
Boulmer 112 13 125
Brawdy 143 5 148
Chivenor 176 13 189
Coltishall 74 23 97
Leconfield 128 14 142
Leuchars 114 19 133
Lossiemouth 126 10 136
Manston 157 8 165
Valley 179 13 192
Aldergrove 19 0 19
RAF Total 1,228 118 1,346
RN
Culdrose 204 11 215
Lee-on-Solent 0 0 0
Portland 105 16 121
Prestwick 80 6 86
RN Total 389 33 422

1990
Civilian Military Total
RAF
Boulmer 127 10 137
Brawdy 163 9 172
Chivenor 145 12 157
Coltishall 74 24 98
Leconfield 125 16 141
Leuchars 119 6 125
Lossiemouth 154 15 169
Manston 175 5 180
Valley 160 16 176
Aldergrove 9 0 9
RAF Total 1,251 113 1,364
RN
Culdrose 213 24 237
Lee-on-Solent 0 0 0
Portland 97 12 109
Prestwick 126 7 133
RN Total 436 43 479

1991
Civilian Military Total
RAF
Boulmer 108 10 118
Brawdy 155 7 162
Chivenor 139 10 149
Coltishall 60 10 70
Leconfield 99 12 111
Leuchars 154 7 161
Lossiemouth 208 16 224
Manston 141 7 148
Valley 155 11 166
Aldergrove 19 2 21
RAF Total 1,238 92 1,330
RN
Culdrose 172 34 206
Lee-on-Solent 0 0 0
Portland 97 9 106
Prestwick 143 8 151
RN Total 412 51 463

1992
Civilian Military Total
RAF
Boulmer 125 9 134
Brawdy 151 7 158
Chivenor 163 11 174
Coltishall 103 3 106
Leconfield 146 14 160
Leuchars 118 13 131
Lossiemouth 227 14 241
Manston 157 5 162
Valley 179 8 187
Aldergrove 20 2 22
RAF Total 1,389 86 1,475
RN
Culdrose 204 29 233
Lee-on-Solent 0 0 0
Portland 126 12 138
Prestwick 153 15 168
RN Total 483 56 539