Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 17056

HM Coastguard: Voluntary Work

Tabled: 8 July 2026

Answered: 4 August 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the context of the (a) Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s decision to cease paying volunteer Coastguard Rescue Officers for their time and (b) financial costs associated with providing this voluntary service,

Answer

Keir Mather

Plans to move the Coastguard Rescue Service to an expenses-only volunteer model in September will not go ahead, and current arrangements will remain in place. We will now take time to gather the robust information required to understand the full operation...

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