Closure Of Dyfed Powys Helicopter Base At Pembrey
EDM number 812 in 2014-15, proposed by Jonathan Edwards on 23/02/2015.
Categorised under the topics of Aviation and Police.
That this House notes that Dyfed Powys is the second largest geographical police force area in the UK; recognises the importance of helicopter capacity for the effective policing of an area which amounts to over half of the Welsh landmass covering over 4,000 square miles; further notes that search operations by helicopter are far more efficient than on foot with the cost per square mile by helicopter at £160 within a 12 minute period, whilst the same operation undertaken on the ground would take 12 officers 454 hours at a cost of over £4,000; further notes that the Dyfed Powys Police and Crime Commissioner had a written agreement with the National Police Air Service (NPAS) in November 2014 that the Pembrey base would be retained; expresses concern at the decision by NPAS to close 10 of the current 25 helicopter bases across the UK, including Pembrey; and calls on the Government to intervene to overturn this decision.
This motion has been signed by a total of 6 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Jonathan Edwards | 23/02/2015 | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Proposed |
Jim Shannon | 24/02/2015 | Strangford | DUP | Seconded |
David Simpson | 25/02/2015 | Upper Bann | DUP | Seconded |
Mark Williams | 25/02/2015 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Jeremy Corbyn | 25/02/2015 | Islington North | Labour | Seconded |
Hywel Williams | 10/03/2015 | Arfon | Plaid Cymru | Seconded |
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