HM Coastguard: Pay
2026-06-23 · Department for Transport · HL1249 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's decision to stop payments for coastguard callouts on (1) human safety, and (2) local communities.
Answer
Public safety remains our priority. We have, and will continue, to engage with volunteers on what changes there may be to their availability in light of the change. Currently we are not seeing any operational impacts from the decision. Coastal response is...