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Written Question
Rescue Services
Monday 5th January 2015

Asked by: Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party - Moray)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assets he has designated for search and rescue under section 2.5 of Annex 12 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation; and where each such asset is located.

Answered by John Hayes

The Department for Transport can call upon a range of assets currently designated for search and rescue under 2.5 of Annex 12 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation. These assets are set out in the following table:

Stornoway Airport

Coastguard S92s

Sumburgh Airport

Coastguard S92s

RAF Lossiemouth

Sea Kings

RAF Boulmer

Sea Kings

RAF station, Leconfield

Sea Kings

RAF station, Wattisham

Sea Kings

MCA Daedalus (Lee-on-Solent)

Coastguard AW139s

MCA Portland

Coastguard AW139

RNAS Culdrose

Sea Kings

RAF station, Chivenor

Sea Kings

RAF Valley

Sea Kings

HMS Gannet

Sea Kings

The Department can also call upon commercially operated fixed wing aircraft based at Inverness and East Midlands Airports and a military C-130 Hercules to support long range SAR operations.


Written Question

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Tuesday 1st April 2014

Asked by: Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party - Moray)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assets he has designated for search and rescue under section 2.5 of Annex 12 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation; and where each such asset is located.

Answered by Stephen Hammond

I refer the Hon. Member to my answer of 2 September 2013 [Official Report, Column 153W].


Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Nov 2011
Coastguard Modernisation

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View all Angus Robertson (SNP - Moray) contributions to the debate on: Coastguard Modernisation