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Coastal Erosion: Hemsby

Commons · Question 101558 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 6 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the current and projected rate of coastal affecting Hemsby, Norfolk over the next (i) 5, (ii) 10 and (iii) 25 years.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 6 Jan 2026

In January 2025 the Environment Agency published the new National Coastal Erosion Risk Mapping (NCERM) on ‘Check coastal erosion risk for an area in England’ and Shoreline Management Plan Explorer. The new NCERM dataset is openly accessible via data.gov.u...