Four MPs—Bentzen, Pollestad, Lien, and Sande—introduced a private member's bill to strengthen rescue helicopter services in northern Norway. The bill calls on the government to transfer operational responsibility for the Tromsø rescue helicopter base to the Defence Force's 330 Squadron when the civil operator's contract expires in 2028, and to exercise the option to purchase new rescue helicopters from Leonardo as soon as possible. The Standing Committee on Justice recommends that the Storting reject the proposal, noting that the government has already submitted a bill that addresses an earlier parliamentary resolution on the same issue.
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The Storting calls on the government to transfer operational responsibility for the Tromsø rescue helicopter base to Defence Force 330 Squadron when the civil operator's contract expires in 2028.
The Storting calls on the government to exercise the option to purchase new rescue helicopters from Leonardo without delay.
Document 8:66 S (2025–2026)—Private member's bill from MPs Bent-Joacim Bentzen, Geir Pollestad, Geir Inge Lien, and Erling Sande on strengthening rescue helicopter services in northern Norway—is not adopted.