§ Mr. Alan CampbellTo 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. JamiesonDuring 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.