Question follow-through · 8272
HM Coastguard: Voluntary Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of transitioning HM Coastguard to a revised volunteer-only model on recruitment and retention.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 9 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of transitioning HM Coastguard to a revised volunteer-only model on recruitment and retention.
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jun 2026
Answer published
Changing the Coastguard Rescue Service operating model was not something which we wanted to do but is a mandated consequence of the Court of Appeal ruling. His Majesty’s Coastguard has 3000+ Coastguard Rescue Officers, all with unique personal circumstanc...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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