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25.
Mr. Molloy
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many rescue operations have been mounted by helicopters of the Royal Navy in each of the past five years.
Mr. Judd
Our records are not complete for 1971. Subject to this, the number of operations within the United Kingdom search and rescue region was as follows: 1971, 38; 1972, 73; 1973, 192; 1974, 249; 1975, 226: making a total of 778.