HM Coastguard: Conditions of Employment
Commons · Question 6457 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Liz Saville Roberts
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has been made of the sustainability of HM Coastguard relying on approximately 3,000 volunteers receiving expenses only as a result of the removal of hourly remuneration and intention to i
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 12 Jun 2026
A Court of Appeal ruling found that the current remuneration model could not legally continue. Public safety remains our priority, and careful consideration was given to the options for a revised operating model. The legal position, the operational implic...