The final comment by Julie Storey 'looking forward to getting on with it' sums up the process - very slow and unwieldy in order to tick all the boxes when none of the contractors want the hassle of having to build/create new bases, they just want the MoD to hand over the existing ones so they can 'get on with it'.
If milSAR is retained there will still be a big gap between the MCA getting started in 2012 (presuming new aircraft are introduced) and the military who haven't got enough money to fund their side of the deal until at least 2015.
Where is the money for the helicopters (SAR and SH) - oh we used that for fighters that we don't need.