Statement on coastguard modernisation
15 July 2011 (updated on 15 July 2011)
Secretary of State for Transport, Philip Hammond, made a statement in the House of Commons on Thursday 14 July on the modernisation of coastguard services.
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Maria Eagle, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard.
- Parliament TV: Statement on coastguard modernisation
- Commons Hansard: Statement on coastguard modernisation
- Department for Transport (external website)
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