Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 14912

Rescue Services: Ceredigion Preseli

Tabled: 1 July 2026

Answered: 4 August 2026

Question

Ben Lake

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's revised volunteer model for Coastguard Rescue Officers on the level of maritime and coastal search and rescue provisi

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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