Question follow-through · 7066

HM Coastguard: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures will be used to monitor operational readiness following the changes to the Terms of Coastguard Rescue Service and potential impacts on public safety.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
4 Jun 2026
Target answer date
8 Jun 2026
Answer
15 Jun 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures will be used to monitor operational readiness following the changes to the Terms of Coastguard Rescue Service and potential impacts on public safety.

  2. 8 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The revised operating model for the Coastguard Rescue Service (CRS) has been agreed following a Court of Appeal ruling, following a case brought by a former volunteer, which meant that the current model could not legally continue. It is not a change the G...

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