Rescue Services
Commons · Question 6506 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Markus Campbell-Savours
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which minister has overall responsibility for search and rescue policy across government.
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 9 Jun 2026
The term ‘Search and Rescue’ covers a broad range of capabilities provided by civilian, military, and voluntary responders in the urban, rural, mountain, and maritime domains. As such, individual departments sponsoring these various services are responsib...