Question follow-through · 74039
Rescue Services: Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopters having to land at alternative, un-surveyed sites instead of community-owned helipads on the safety of (a) patient
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 1 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopters having to land at alternative, un-surveyed sites instead of community-owned helipads on the safety of (a) patient
3 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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9 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Civil Aviation Authority publication “Standards for Helicopter Landing Areas at Hospitals (CAP 1264, 3rd edition)” provides guidance on standards for hospital helipads. When operating a Search and Rescue mission, the duty captain of the helicopter can...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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