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Coastal Erosion: Hemsby

Commons · Question 82478 · Tabled 15 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take to protect properties at risk from coastal erosion in Hemsby before winter 2025-26.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 21 Oct 2025

Great Yarmouth Borough Council (GYBC) are the responsible risk management authority for the coast at Hemsby and have been working on erosion management issues at Hemsby for many years.GYBC is a principal partner of the Resilient Coasts project, delivered ...