While the announcement that the SAR force is no longer to be privatised answers one question, it throws up many more.
Instantly apparent ones to me include:
Will the RAF/RN Sea Kings need replacing/refurbishing?
Will the RW training system cope with having to provide crews for the SAR force which it hadn't expected to have to do in the near future?
How will MOD continue to fund a SAR force it expected to lose - can we expect financial cuts elsewhere to compensate?
Will the current SAR assets remain where they are?