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Written Question
Emergency Services: Voluntary Organisations
Wednesday 25th June 2025

Asked by: Torcuil Crichton (Labour - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures she is considering to expand blue light and siren permissions to more voluntary rescue services.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Consolidating blue light and siren permissions for all voluntary search and rescue organisations operating under UK Search and Rescue (UKSAR) governance will be considered by Ministers in due course.


Written Question
Rescue Services: Shetland
Tuesday 6th May 2025

Asked by: Torcuil Crichton (Labour - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Marine Coastguard Agency plan to replace the Sikorsky s92 Search and Rescue helicopter with the Augusta Westland 189 at (a) Stornoway and (b) Sumburgh coastguard base.

Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

As set out in the contract for the Second Generation Search and Rescue Aviation programme, search and rescue helicopter provision will transition from the Sikorsky S92 to the Leonardo AW189 in Quarter 4 of 2026 at Stornoway, and in Quarter 1 of 2027 at Sumburgh.