Question follow-through · 8125
HM Coastguard: Voluntary Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s announcement on the transition of Coastguard Rescue Officers to a volunteer-with-expenses model from mid-September 2026, whether a formal impact assessment
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 9 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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- Members: Correspondence · 15 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s announcement on the transition of Coastguard Rescue Officers to a volunteer-with-expenses model from mid-September 2026, whether a formal impact assessment
11 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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17 Jun 2026
Answer published
Careful consideration was given to the options for a revised operating model. The legal position, the operational implications, the wider organisational impact and the effect on individuals have all been considered, as well as the feedback Coastguard Resc...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Members: Correspondence
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for North West Norfolk sent on the 1 September 2026 under case ref JW46075.