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The Future Of Portland Search And Rescue Helicopter

EDM number 1560 in 2001-02, proposed by Jim Knight on 03/07/2002.

That this House endorses the vision of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency 'to be a world-class organisation committed to preventing loss of life'; is concerned that the Agency is considering relocating the Portland Search and Rescue helicopter to Lee-on-Solent because of the clear risk to life that would result; notes that this part of England's coast has now been given world heritage status by UNESCO and is increasingly attractive to walkers, climbers, divers, sailors and those engaged in other watersports; further notes that this increases the need for a locally based helicopter rescue service; and calls on the Maritime Coastguard Agency to continue to operate a search and rescue helicopter from Portland.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jim Knight03/07/2002South DorsetLabourProposed
Adrian Sanders03/07/2002TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Oliver Letwin03/07/2002West DorsetConservativeSigned
Hugo Swire03/07/2002East DevonConservativeSigned
Julian Lewis04/07/2002New Forest EastConservativeSigned
Andrew MacKay04/07/2002BracknellConservativeSigned
David Drew04/07/2002StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Andrew George04/07/2002St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock04/07/2002Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Younger-Ross04/07/2002TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
David Borrow08/07/2002South RibbleLabourSigned
Andrew Rosindell09/07/2002RomfordConservativeSigned
Annette Brooke09/07/2002Mid Dorset & North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Gapes10/07/2002Ilford SouthLabour Co-operativeSigned
Candy Atherton10/07/2002Falmouth & CamborneLabourSigned
Greg Pope11/07/2002HyndburnLabourSigned
Bob Spink16/07/2002Castle PointConservativeSigned
David Amess16/07/2002Southend WestConservativeSigned
John Barrett18/07/2002Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Syms18/07/2002PooleConservativeSigned
Alan Simpson22/07/2002Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Nick Harvey24/07/2002North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Dominic Grieve24/07/2002BeaconsfieldConservativeSigned
Alan Hurst24/09/2002BraintreeLabourSigned
Desmond Turner24/09/2002Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
David Atkinson30/10/2002Bournemouth EastConservativeSigned

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