An additional £204,000 funding for MRTs in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland has been announced by the government. This is apparently the first of four years funding with at least £200,000 available each year.
Teams in England and Wales will share £128,000, Scotland will receive £68,000 and Northern Ireland £8000.
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Well at least they are seeing the value unlike some RNLI teams the government are bent on getting rid. I don’t think it’s enough funding really but better than none.
No, MRTs don't get enough funding, but part of me doesn't want too much in case our useless politicians decide they want to interfere. As I understand it, the RNLI teams are independent of government so can't be cut, although I suppose reductions in Coastguard stations might have an effect on their operations.
It's a disgrace that they don't get any money and rely on donations - we are an island after all!
Sorry Gibson, I mean’t the RNLI stations. Slip of the mouse.
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