Asked by: Markus Campbell-Savours (Labour - Penrith and Solway)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which minister has overall responsibility for search and rescue policy across government.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Secretary of State for Defence
The term ‘Search and Rescue’ covers a broad range of capabilities provided by civilian, military, and voluntary responders in the urban, rural, mountain, and maritime domains. As such, individual departments sponsoring these various services are responsible for policy in those areas. These departments include MHCLG, Home Office, DfT, and MOD, alongside relevant departments in devolved governments.