Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Finance
2026-06-28 · Department for Transport · HL1400 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what was (1) the total budget of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and (2) the total spent by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on volunteer payments for emergency call outs, in each of the last three financial years.
Answer
The UK mainline coastline is 11,073 miles (source Ordnance Survey), increasing to 19,491 miles if larger offshore islands are included. However, the coastline of the UK is fully encompassed by the UK Search and Rescue Region (UK SRR) which HM Coastguard c...