PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Rescue Services: North Yorkshire (16 November 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there are adequate levels of coastguard patrols and provision for (a) Redcar and (b) North Yorkshire.
Asked by:
Anna Turley (Labour)
Asked by:
Anna Turley (Labour)
Answer
Coastguard patrols in Redcar, North Yorkshire and the rest of the UK are undertaken by volunteer Coastguard Rescue Officers. These patrols support the delivery of search, mud, cliff, and water rescue by enabling the volunteers to enhance their local geographical knowledge.
Each volunteer undertakes a minimum of eight hours patrolling a year and are encouraged to take as many voluntary patrols as they believe are necessary to meet these operational requirements.
Answered by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
21 November 2017
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