HC Deb 18 November 1997 vol 301 cc133-4W
Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the impact of recent cuts in the number of qualified coastguards on public safety. [16175]

Ms Glenda Jackson

Under the Focus for Change review the number of Coastguard officers appropriately qualified increased by some 120. The result is more uniformed regular Coastguards in service than nearly a decade ago. The intention of these measures is to enhance the level of safety of the seagoing and coastal communities and public at large.

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