Rescue Services: Ceredigion Preseli
Commons · Question 14912 · Tabled 1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Question
Asked by 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
Answered by Keir Mather, 4 Aug 2026
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...