HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 c801W
Mr. Alan Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many incidents were dealt with by each coastguard station in 2001. [36772]

Mr. Jamieson

During 2001, HM Coastguard dealt with a total of 12,518 incidents. A breakdown for each coastguard station is given in the table.

Coastguard Stations Total incidents
2001
Aberdeen 851
Belfast 331
Brixham 828
Clyde 653
Dover 654
Falmouth 805
Forth 346
Holyhead 653
Humber 648
Liverpool 751
Milford Haven 462
Portland 985
Shetland 300
Solent 1,405
Stornoway 383
Swansea 833
Thames 595
Tyne Tees1 394
Yarmouth 641
Total 12,518
1 MRSC Tyne Tees was decommissioned from 29 September 2001 as part of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's wider introduction of digital communications technology.