Coastal Erosion: Hemsby
Commons · Question 101561 · 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 estimate her Department has made of the potential economic impact of coastal erosion in Hemsby on (a) tourism, (b) local employment and (c) local tax revenues.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 6 Jan 2026
Great Yarmouth Borough Council are the Risk Management Authority (RMA) for the Hemsby area. They are best placed, using local knowledge and data, to continue making detailed risk assessments, including for the potential economic impacts. To support all RM...