HC Deb 03 November 1994 vol 248 c1313W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the times at which, during exercise Operation Seafire on 17 October off the west Wales coast(a) a call was received from Stena Sea Lynx for helicopter assistance and firefighters, (b) a request was made by HM Coastguard for helicopter assistance from RAF Chivenor and RAF Valley, (c) helicopters took off from RAF Chivenor and RAF Valley, (d) a helicopter from RAF Chivenor landed in West Glamorgan to pick up firefighters, (e) the helicopter took off from West Glamorgan, (f) the helicopter arrived over Stena Sea Lynx, (g) firefighters began to be lowered on to Stena Sea Lynx and (h) lowering firefighters was completed.

Mr. Norris

During exercise Seafire on 10 October:

  1. a) 0625
  2. b) 0628
  3. c) RAF Chivenor at 0649 and RAF Valley at 0658 and 0706
  4. d) 0705
  5. e) 0710
  6. f) 0730
  7. g) 0749
  8. h) not recorded.